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Decarbonising Rolling Stock at
InnoTrans . . . p.6

& It’s Back! InnoTrans 2022. . . p.8

A look at what’s in store at this year’s InnoTrans after a long,
four-year wait.

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the Editor
Dear Readers,
Once again it’s time to invest in good
footwear and blister plasters. After a
lengthy four-year wait, InnoTrans is finally
back in Berlin this month.
Industry events have been taking place
again in 2022. However, there hasn’t been
an event for the whole rail industry to
come together in one place for almost half
a decade. Instead, digital opportunities
have bridged the shortfall. Now InnoTrans
is back with a bang, expanding into more
and more transport areas.
We are all already familiar with its Bus
Display. This year the organisers have
added a Mobility+ section, which will focus
on future transport solutions such as
micromobility, mobility apps, robotics and
VTOL technology.
Climate change and sustainability
continue to play a major role. Both Stadler
and Siemens Mobility will show off their
hydrogen trains in the outdoor display,
something that Alstom first brought to
the table in 2016 with its Coradia iLint.
The panel discussion during the opening
ceremony will combine both trends and
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 CONTENTS
Issue Three
2022
Features
p.6 Decarbonising Rolling Stock at InnoTrans
Some of the rolling stock highlights presented at InnoTrans
over the years that have led the way in decarbonising rail.

p.8 It’s Back! InnoTrans 2022

A look at what’s in store at this year’s InnoTrans after a long,
four-year wait.

p.12 The Asia Pacific Rail Market: Current Dynamics and

Investment Trends

Dr Harm Hauke Ross from KfW IPEX-Bank takes a look at the

railway market in the Asia Pacific region.

p.16 Directory
A directory of railway suppliers for track & infrastructure,
rolling stock & works vehicles, services and data &
monitoring. Read about all the latest innovations and product
developments in the rail sector.

Rolling Stock & Works Vehicles p.18

Services p.147

Data & Monitoring p.166

Track & Infrastructure p.256

p.299 Supplier Spotlight

A select list of suppliers to keep an eye out for at InnoTrans
this year.

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Decarbonising Rolling
Stock at InnoTrans
1. 2012: Hybrid Desiro Using a DB 3. 2018: The Cityjet Eco 4. 2022: Stadler’s FLIRT H2 for
Class 642 with an MTU Hybrid Manufactured by Siemens SBCTA in California
Powerpack Mobility for Austrian Federal
Railways This train is Stadler’s first contract
Hybrid vehicle technology was for a hydrogen train and will also
novel in 2012. It allowed trains ÖBB’s Cityjet eco trains are Desiro be the first hydrogen-powered
previously powered solely by diesel ML trains. They are electro-battery passenger train to run in the
to run on battery power some hybrid trains, which ÖBB started United States. It is due to enter into
of the time, for example when testing in the Vienna area in January passenger service on the Redlands
at stations, thereby avoiding air 2020. Battery-powered trains have Passenger Rail Project (Arrow) in
pollution. The DHMU also conserved a much smaller range than their 2024. The two-car multiple unit
energy by feeding braking energy hydrogen counterparts but on comes with a central power pack
into the batteries located on the lines where the stretches of non- area that will house the fuel cells
train roof. This regenerative braking electrified track are relatively short, and hydrogen tanks. The H2 will
is now commonplace as is hybrid they have the advantage that they have a seated capacity of 108 and
traction, which helps overcome the do not require additional refuelling travel at 79 miles per hour.
range limitations of battery trains infrastructure in the way that
while offering a reduction in energy hydrogen trains do. In December
consumption of around 25%. 2021 Stadler entered the Guinness
Book of Records for its FLIRT Akku,
2. 2016: Alstom’s Coradia iLint which achieved a range of 224km in
wintry conditions.
This hydrogen fuel cell-powered
multiple unit was a world first
and is now carrying passengers in
Germany. There was much debate at
the time whether battery trains or
hydrogen trains would lead the way
in alternative traction technologies
for non-electrified lines. Now all the
major rolling stock manufacturers
are adding hydrogen trains to their
portfolio, such as Stadler’s FLIRT
H2 (see below), Siemens Mobility’s
Mireo Plus H, which it has developed
in collaboration with Deutsche Bahn
AG, and Talgo’s Vittal-One, which it
says will be ready in 2023.

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Cityjet Eco Hybrid Desiro ©
Berlin Messe GmbH

FLIRT H2 Coradia iLint

© Stadler

Click here to find out more information about InnoTrans or visit p.299 to see our Supplier Spotlight listing.

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It’s Back!
InnoTrans 2022
After a long four-year wait, the biggest rail show
on Earth is finally back!
Taking place at Berlin’s trade fair
grounds, Messe Berlin, from 20 to
23 September, visitors will once
again be able to enjoy exploring
everything the transport sector has
to offer in one place.
The Opening Ceremony
The official opening of InnoTrans
will take place at 10am on Tuesday,
20 September.
Welcome speeches will come from
Germany’s Transport Minister
Volker Wissing, the European
Commissioner for Transport, Adina
Valean, and the CEO of Berlin Messe,
Martin Ecknig.
The panel discussion topic at the
ceremony will be “The Future
of Mobility in Times of Climate
Change”, with participants Richard
Lutz, CEO of Deutsche Bahn, Michal
Krapinec, CEO of České dráhy,
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Henri Poupart-Lafarge, President
of Alstom Transport, Michael Peter,
CEO of Siemens Mobility, and Peter
Spuhler, CEO of Stadler Rail.
InnoTrans Convention
The InnoTrans Convention will
once again feature high-profile
panel discussions and expert talks,
covering a broad range of topics
focused on current and future
transport topics.
© Berlin Messe GmbH
For instance, the German Railway
Industry Association (VDB) asks
what the future of mobility will
look like in a discussion entitled
“Rethink Mobility – Innovation
Paths to a New Era of Intelligent
Climate Solutions”.

UNIFE will give a talk on “ERTMS

– A Building Block on the
Journey towards a Digital and
Autonomous Rail”. The forum
will be divided into two parts. The
first panel will look at ERTMS as
© Berlin Messe GmbH
a key driver for future mobility in
Europe, while the second panel will
address digitalisation as a route
to autonomous rail transport.
Participants include Matthias Ruete,
European TEN-T Coordinator, and
Antonella Trombetta, Director of
European Affairs at Hitachi Rail.

For the third time now, Deutsche

Bahn will host its DB Innovation
Forum, under the heading “Strong
and Digitalised Railways Enabling
a Sustainable Mobility – For
the Climate. For People. For the
Economy. For Europe.” Speakers
© Berlin Messe GmbH
will come from Deutsche Bahn,
the European Commission, Stadler,
German railway associations and
more.

Speakers’ Corner
At Speakers’ Corner, exhibitors
can present themselves and
their products to the visiting
international trade audience.
Exhibitors who are booked in for
this have a one-hour slot. This year,
there will be five Speakers’ Corner
lecture theatres and interested
parties can also view the talks via
© Berlin Messe GmbH
live-stream.

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 Some of the companies who
will be participating in Speakers’
Corner are PaxLife Innovations
(“Leveraging 5G and CDN
Technology for Media Streaming
Delivery in the Rail Environment”),
Televic GSP (“Modern Code
Review: Methods, Metrics and Best
Practice”), Bosch (“On Track to
Automation with Bosch: Advances
of Driver Assistance Systems for
Light Rail”; “Perception: The Six
Senses of the Train”), 3M (“Helping
to Shape the Future of Sustainable
Rail Car Design”) and Frequentis
© Berlin Messe GmbH (“Happy Hour”).

Mobility+

For the first time ever, InnoTrans

will also host a Mobility+ platform,
which will focus on areas such
as shared mobility such as cars,
bikes and scooters; mobility apps;
technologies such as robotics
and VTOL; and first and last mile
solutions such as micromobility,
e-hailing and more.

Outdoor Display
© Berlin Messe GmbH
The outdoor display has 3,500
metres of track on which rolling
stock manufacturers and suppliers
can display their latest innovations.
There are more than 100 vehicles
booked in to be presented in 2022,
not mentioning the buses that will
be featured at the separate bus
display.

For instance, Stadler will present its

FLIRT H2 hydrogen train, which is
intended for passenger service for
the Redlands Passenger Rail Project
in California. It will also display its
FLIRT AKKU battery train, which
© Berlin Messe GmbH holds the Guinness Book of World

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Records title for longest journey
in battery operation (224km), its
hybrid EURO9000 locomotive and
its next-generation TINA tram.
Siemens Mobility will present
its Desiro HC, its hydrogen train
Mireo Plus H, Avenio streetcars for
Nuremberg’s tram network, the
Metro X-Wagen for Vienna and its
latest Vectron locomotive.
Deutsche Bahn’s Ideenzug City (the
ideas train made its first appearance
at InnoTrans in 2018) will present
© Berlin Messe GmbH
a number of different themes 3,000 exhibitors from more than 60
and concepts, such as e-scooter countries. It would be impossible to
holders, tying rail in nicely with the list them all here, but you can see a
Mobility+ platform. selected list on p.299.
Exhibitors
All these features and we’ve not
even mentioned the exhibition itself
yet! In 2018, a total of 153,421 trade
visitors came to the event.
The show attracted in excess of
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The Asia Pacific Rail Market:
Current Dynamics and Investment
Trends
By Dr Harm Hauke Ross, Singapore
Director Aviation, Mobility & Transport – KfW IPEX-Bank
Asia Pacific in the
Context of Global
Transport
With around 20% of worldwide
CO2 emissions originating
from transport, this sector is
fundamental for achieving the
global climate targets. Without
further action, global transport
emissions are expected to keep
rising by another 16% until 2050,
even under the presumption
that today’s decarbonisation
commitments are fully
implemented (source: ITF Transport
Outlook 2021). Among the global
transport markets, Asia Pacific
plays a pivotal role. Demand for
regional passenger transport is
forecast to increase significantly
from 2015 levels in Asia Pacific,
greatly outstripping the global
average demand growth, and this
is expected to continue until at
least 2050. On the freight side,
Asia Pacific is expected to account
for almost half of global freight
activity by that time. Consequently,
transport emissions might rise 48%
from 2015 to 2050 at the regional
level.
Importance of Rail
Transport in Asia Pacific
Individual passenger transport and
freight transport by road account
for a significant proportion of these
emissions. While emission levels
vary significantly at the single
country level, helping to shift these
shipments to rail by increasing the
share of rail transport has become a
key objective for national transport
strategies within the region.
Given that rail is among the most Dr Harm Hauke Ross
carbon-efficient transport modes, it
offers substantial decarbonisation Moreover, with a view to non-urban
options for various parts of the passenger transport, rail could offer
region’s transport sector. On the a low-carbon alternative to air-city
freight side, a well-functioning rail connections.
network provides the backbone
of several countries’ logistics
sectors. Especially in countries
Growing Demand for
like Australia, New Zealand or Rail Investments
Indonesia, freight accounts for
the larger share of railway traffic In response to the growing rail
volumes (source: UN ESCAP, 2021) transport demand, many countries
given the long transport distances. in Asia Pacific have developed
In contrast, passenger rail is for significant investment plans into
example dominant in Singapore, mainline rail & public transport
South Korea and Thailand in terms projects. Plans at the country
of railway traffic volumes where it level include the following non-
supports reduction of road traffic exhaustive examples to illustrate
and pollution in dense urban areas. the broader trend in the region:
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• The New Zealand Rail Plan,
which outlines the long-term
vision and priorities for the
country’s rail network
• South Korea’s Fourth National
Railway Plan, which aims at
around 100bn USD of rail
investments
• The continuing implementation
of Thailand’s Transport
Infrastructure Development
Strategy (2015–2022), which
contains different plans to
guide the development of
e.g. intercity rail network
developments and
improvement of urban public
transport networks
Investments in New and
Existing Rail Systems
The implementation of national
transport strategies across the
Asia Pacific region requires on the
one hand investments in new rail
infrastructure projects in order to
expand the respective country’s
railway network and to increase
connectivity. On the other hand,
investments are needed to support
the incremental renewal of existing
systems.
New projects aim to foster the
modal shift from road to rail but
also the decarbonisation of the
railway operation itself. In several
countries of the region the rail
electrification rate is still relatively
low. Accordingly, new railway
projects provide an opportunity for
implementation to benefit from
electrification’s substantial emission
reduction potential, especially in
the area of long-distance passenger
and freight transport. At the same recovered inter alia driven by the
time, investing in existing rail increase in e-commerce. At the
systems exemplarily by replacing same time, securing an adequate
older and less efficient rolling stock funding structure is key for project
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friendly technology is also of high selection of financing options
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time when government budgets
are constrained by the Covid-19
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increased volatility in the markets Transport – Asia Pacific at
and impaired growth with Asia KfW IPEX-Bank
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resulted in decreased economic mobility@kfw.de
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Services

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Data & Monitoring

Track & Infrastructure

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Rolling Stock & Works Vehicles

Complete Vehicles
KONČAR p.20
Škoda p.23

Train Interiors
Polarteknik Oy p.26
Lantal Textiles p.29
Baultar p.32
Seisenbacher GmbH p.35
Artex p.38
Perrone Performance Leathers & Textiles p.41
TSL-ESCHA GmbH p.44
Camira Fabrics p.47
Treadmaster Flooring p.50

Rolling Stock Components & Materials

Specialinsert srl p.53
Henkel p.54
FinnProfiles p.57
SENOPLAST p.60
Roxtec p.63
3M p.65
epsotech p.68
Euroguarco Group p.71
Distek p.74
Industrilas p.77
griwecolor p.80
Selite p.83

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Traction & Power Supplies
Cummins p.86
GGT GMEINDER GETRIEBETECHNIK GmbH p.89
IGW p.92
Texelis p.95
Wikov p.98
Stäubli p.101
Premium PSU p.104
AKASOL by BorgWarner p.107
Hedemora Turbo & Diesel p.113
Miner Enterprises, Inc. p.116

Works Vehicles & Machines

Holmatro p.119
Harsco Rail p.122
Derby Rubber p.126

Rolling Stock Maintenance Equipment

FFG Werke p.128
Mechan p.129
FFG Werke p.132
NSH Group & NSH USA p.133
Virtek Vision p.136

Onboard Signalling Equipment

ZÖLLNER p.139

Testing & Measuring Equipment

Evident/Olympus p.140
Astronics p.143

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KONČAR
A Reliable Partner in Sustainable Rail Solutions

K ONČAR is a renowned company in power engineering and the rail solutions industry and
operates in the fields of power generation, transmission and distribution, rail vehicles
and infrastructure, digital solutions and platforms, with a focus on proprietary development
and innovation, as well as laboratory testing and certification.

In 2021, KONČAR celebrated a
century of excellence and a century
of operations across 130 markets
worldwide.
Widely recognised in the power
engineering sector, the name
KONČAR is also a global synonym
for tradition, trust, expertise,
innovation and cutting-edge
technology rail solutions.
Following a successful longstanding
co-operation with the domestic
transit company Zagreb Electric
Tram, KONČAR has won an export
agreement with the city of Liepaja
in Latvia, delivering trams for public
urban passenger transport to the
Baltic coastal city. KONČAR’s wealth
of experience in the development
of technical solutions for 100
percent low-floor trams and low-
floor electric motor and diesel-
electric trains was the key capability
recognised by the customer.
The co-operation with the Latvian
customer commenced in November
2018, when an agreement was
signed for the delivery of six low-
floor trams, while the second
agreement, for another batch of
six trams, was signed in August

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2020. It is significant to point out
that 85% of the purchase value of
the vehicles was co-funded by the
EU as part of the Comprehensive
Reconstruction of Tram Route and
Adjacent Territory programme.
Liepājas Tramvajs subsequently
provided funds for two additional
trams, and once again entrusted
KONČAR with the construction and
delivery of the units.
The trams boast a variety of
KONČAR’s proprietary solutions
for key sub-systems, such as the
main electric drive, auxiliary
power supply systems, control and
communication systems, steel
structures for driving wheel sets,
bogies and the like. They are based
on modern technical solutions and
design; they are air-conditioned,
equipped with video surveillance
and a passenger announcement
system. The vehicles are also
equipped with a controlled hydro-
pneumatic suspension system,
which enables the floor height to
be adjusted to the track conditions.
This is a fully low-floor vehicle,
without steps and with a flat floor
along the entire length of the
passenger compartment, which is
particularly important for public
transport users with mobility
difficulties and parents with
strollers.
Besides KONČAR Group members,
dozens of companies from
Croatia have participated in the
realisation of this project. The
contract for the Latvian market is
a recognition of KONČAR’s export
orientation, and an affirmation of
the competitiveness and quality
in the demanding EU market. To
date, KONČAR has delivered a
total of 12 trams to the Latvian
customer, while the thirteenth
vehicle will make a short layover
in Berlin and be exhibited at the
largest transport fair InnoTrans, in
the period 20–23 September 2022,
before making its way to Latvia.
More extensive electrification
of public transport is necessary
in order to reduce excessive
greenhouse gas emissions because
it creates significant benefits in
reducing harmful levels of air
pollution and noise. The economic
advantages are also realised in
terms of lower costs. Reduction of
harmful environmental impacts of
urban transport is an important
EU objective. The main targets of
action include pivoting to the most
efficient types of transport which
generate the lowest pollution levels,
using more sustainable transport
technology, fuel and infrastructure,
and ensuring transport prices
that fully reflect the harmful
environmental and health impacts.
EU strategic documents focus on
the decarbonisation of transport.
The objective of the 2018 European
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Commission’s strategy A Clean
Planet for all: A European strategic
Complete Vehicles
long-term vision for a prosperous,
modern, competitive and climate
neutral economy is to outline
scenarios for achieving climate
neutral economy across the EU by
2050. In terms of transport, the
strategy emphasises the need for
a systematic approach, highlights
the importance of transition to
low-carbon emission and zero-
emission vehicles, draws attention
to the central role of electrification
and renewable energy sources, and
advocates improving operational
efficiency.
India, South Korea and China are at
the forefront of the electrification
of public transport, followed
closely by the USA, while Europe
still lags behind. Having a reliable
local manufacturer has become
an imperative today, and KONČAR
has again affirmed its status of the
home of the European rail solutions.
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Solutions for Modern and Sustainable Mobility
Š koda Group is one of
the leading European
companies in the field of
transport engineering.
The group focuses on producing
and developing vehicles for rail
and public transport. Its products
mainly include suburban train units,
electric locomotives, low-floor
trams, metro trains, trolleybuses,
electric buses, electric motors,
personal coaches and complete
drives for environmentally friendly
public transport.
Thanks to the ecosystem of
production sites, plants, repair
services and engineering offices, the
top-notch work of more than eight
hundred design engineers, chief
project engineers and designers and
millions of euros invested in its own
research and development every
year, Škoda Group has a product
portfolio of modern vehicles that
meet the latest European standards.
The company pays a great deal of
attention to the use of cutting-edge
technologies for modern public
transport and railway vehicles.
Škoda vehicles are in operation in
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany,
France, Finland, Poland, Italy, Mexico,
the USA and more countries around
the world.
Škoda currently employs over
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Complete Vehicles
7,000 people. In addition to the
Czech Republic production sites
and technology centres, Škoda
Group has branches in Germany,
Finland, Hungary and Poland. Škoda
is currently developing railway
vehicles and buses with alternative
propulsion.
Škoda Group provides
comprehensive transport solutions
for cities, intercity transport and
mainline railways and continues
to work to ensure that travelling
anywhere is comfortable, fast,
environmentally friendly and safe.
The complete portfolio of products
and services can be found at
skodagroup.com.
Škoda push-pull trainset
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Door System Products and Expert Services

for More Safety, Reliability, Availability and
Fire Integrity for Your Fleets

The Polarteknik product range
includes:
• complete fire barrier walls
• automatic single or double-leaf
sliding doors
• automatic telescopic doors and
curved doors
• manual doors
All our products are tailored to
customers’ specific needs. The
service portfolio includes design,
installation and commissioning
support, maintenance,
modernisation, spare parts and
technical support throughout the
lifetime of the fleet.
Polarteknik, a company well
known for its expertise in interior
door systems in intercity and
high-speed and very high-speed
classes of railway of rolling stock, is

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strengthening its position in metros
to increase driver comfort and
safety.

Train Interiors
“We are happy to tie up at all tier
levels to make sure the latest
technology from new trains e.g.
predictive maintenance, cyber
security and TSI-PRM are available
also for refurbishments, overhauls
and fleet upgrades.”

Polarteknik Smart partition is

cyber-ready in terms of the door
operation, communication and
maintenance capabilities with the
NEW D56 Door controller. The door
drive is the same high-quality, low-
LCC unit Polarteknik customers
have enjoyed for years. The OLED
display has some wonderful
features that make the trip
enjoyable. Polarteknik can bring on
augmented data from the door unit
on top of the visuals the customer
decides to show on the display. It
will be displayed in brilliant OLED
quality, 55” size, 178 degree viewing
angle, 1920x1200 resolution and
optical brightness of 150/400 nit
(APL 100/25%). With pixels off/black
the glass is 38% transparent and
looks like a tinted glass. The whole
structure is EN61373 shock and
vibration-compliant.
Polarteknik has a very large
number of different products
that we have made for customer
projects over 25 years. All of the
key components have a strong
return on experience and are
shared across all product platforms.
Polarteknik is in full control of the
design, manufacturing, testing and
validation of the products and the
customers can benefit from the
consolidated sourcing made
regarding key components and
obsolescence management that
draws from the legacy design data.
Gangway fire partition
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Polarteknik is a specialist company contact Polarteknik
that promotes comprehensive
comfort and ecology in railway
transport.
Our strengths include wide-ranging
knowledge, in-depth expertise and
long-term commitment.
We deliver reliable, sustainable and
efficiently produced interior door
systems for the world’s leading train
manufacturers. We are known as a
trusted and forward-looking partner
that promotes sustainability and
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understanding of the industry. InnoTrans 2022
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comfortable way to get from one
place to another.
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and connect with us at
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 Metro aluminium
E20 Fire partition
wall with
automatic door,
chrome finish

VHST Honeycomb
partition walls with
automatic door
<130 kg

HST Aluminium
partition walls
with automatic
and manual
doors

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and glass partition wall
with automatic door, 4
country homologations

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with manual door

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Always at the Forefront of Sustainability
© DB AG / Max Lautenschläger
L antal’s train seat covers
exceptionally combine the
sustainable use of natural
resources with longevity and
comfort.
85/15 – these numbers define
Lantal’s new seat cover fabrics
collection for trains. Made of
85% wool and 15% polyamide,
our flat fabrics fulfil all relevant
railway safety requirements while
lifting Lantal’s proven high quality
standards to another level.
The star of this sophisticated fabric
is its high wool content. It provides
passengers with extra comfort, train
operators with added longevity for
their seat covers and the planet
with increased sustainability.
Comfort
Having the passenger in mind
throughout our development
process, we came up with a fabric
that provides a highly pleasant
travel experience. The flat woven
fabric boasts an extraordinarily
high tactile quality which ensures a
welcoming first contact.
The real strength of the fabric,
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however, becomes apparent during
the journey. Thanks to the wool’s
superior moisture absorption
and breathable composition,
passengers can enjoy its climatising
function. Constantly reacting to
body temperature, the fabric cools
passengers in warm temperatures
and warms them in cool
temperatures.
At the same time, seat surfaces are
kept dry even during prolonged
sitting phases. The moisture is
regulated by the complementary
characteristics of the fabric’s
components. Wool, on the one hand,
can absorb moisture of up to 30%
of its own weight without creating
a wet feeling. The polyamide, on
the other hand, dissipates moisture
rapidly, enhancing the seating
comfort for passengers’ well-being.
Longevity
Staying true to the expectations we
have of ourselves to always excel
and provide the highest-quality
solutions for our customers, the flat
weave assures exceptional longevity
and ease of maintenance.
Numerous tests by an external
institute confirmed the superior
quality of our fabric. Whether it was
soiled with coffee, chocolate or felt-
tip pens, it proved to be remarkably
resistant and easy to clean. The
same goes for its high abrasion
resistance which was tested with an
equipment simulating the level of
wear experienced over the course
of a year. To round it off, the fabric
stands out with a superb light
fastness due to our in-house dyeing
process and knowledge of natural
fibres.
These performance attributes
are based on the wool’s inherent
qualities such as its high soil
and liquid repellency or flame
retardancy, which enable us to work
with the least amount of chemicals
necessary.
Sustainability
We are committed to steadily
reduce the carbon footprint of our
products. This is what definitely
convinced us to produce a fabric
with such a high natural fibre
content.
Compared to man-made fibres,
natural fibres are renewable and
not made of fossil fuels. This leads
to a much lower carbon footprint
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while also eliminating the issue of
microplastics.
Wool stands out as the natural fibre
with the highest longevity which
results in less waste and less need
for replacement than in the case of
plant fibres such as cotton. These
aspects significantly contribute to
lowering CO2 emissions of wool
over the whole service life.
Lantal’s wool is sourced from sheep
in Europe and New Zealand and is
completely produced without the
controversial muelsing procedure.
This and along with Lantal’s Code
of Conduct ensures that the animal
welfare of the sheep is maintained.
While wool scores highly with
respect to sustainability, we are
in continuous exchange with
suppliers and universities to stay
on the forefront of developments
with lower emissions. Fabrics
made of recycled PES/PET, vegan
leather and new natural fibres are
promising and likely to be available
in sufficient quantities for industrial
use in the near future.
Lantal will be exhibiting at the
InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin at Hall
1.1 Stand 380. We look forward to
welcoming you at our stand.
For more information about
this product or any other
inquiries, please contact us at
salesground@lantal.com
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Advanced Flooring System

B aultar is a Canadian company that creates and manufactures innovative products for the
transportation industry (railway freight, railway public transit, buses, infrastructure).

Baultar’s flooring division offers
an advanced flooring system
called Abrastop™. The Abrastop™
family of composite products,
specifically designed for the
transportation industry, ranges
from floor coverings to complete
flooring systems. It integrates
many different options that can
be tailor-made according to the
technical and design needs of
clients. These flooring solutions
have two main objectives: to offer
superb durability that reduces
maintenance requirements and
life-cycle costs, and to simplify
product procurement and vehicle
manufacturing by offering an
all-in-one solution that integrates
functions seamlessly, maximising
the value for the client.

Customisable Colours

Flooring Options

Heating

The advantages of an Abrastop™ foam radiant heated

floor include: uniform temperature distribution
throughout the whole vehicle, superior comfort,
thermic inertia that keeps passengers warm even
when doors open, elimination of the discomfort
caused by drafts from forced-air systems, and energy
savings.

Logos

Logos of any kind or colour can be integrated in the flooring.

These integrated logos are manufactured using the same
materials as the flooring panels. Sizes and shapes can also be
adjusted for any type of request.

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Photoluminescent Bands

Train Interiors
Photoluminescent bands guide and demarcate specific areas with
integrated passive high-performance photoluminescent lighting
(HPPL) – staircases, walkways, doors or specific areas with a
particular function (such as an area for storing bikes) are just some
examples.

Cove Mouldings

A proper finishing touch and a streamlined look. Can be used for anything
from meeting functional needs (such as covering joints, transitioning
between flooring and walls, and facilitating cleaning) to serving more
decorative purposes, such as fitting different styles.

3D Bands and Surfaces

3D bands and surfaces alert, guide and demarcate. Raised profiles of many
different kinds help alert passengers to upcoming hazards, provide them
with guidance for safe passage or exit, and / or delimit a specific area of a
vehicle.

Inserts

Adding even more durability and adaptability for specific uses. Trap doors,
supports, reinforcements and mechanical fastening inserts, are just a few
of the possibilities for fulfilling specific needs with metal pieces.

AddGRIP Surfaces

In certain access areas where additional anti-slip properties are needed

– such as stairs or entrances – areas and / or bands with custom-made
patterns can be integrated. Also, the surface grit can be adapted using
a variety of different materials.

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Seisenbacher
The Story We Tell
United on a Journey of Innovation

S eisenbacher’s Managing Director Georg Malleier talks about the future of mobility
interiors, ‘dumb’ and ‘smart’ equipment, and business transformation.

Question: Inventing Mobility
Interiors is Seisenbacher’s vison.
What does that mean?
Georg Malleier: Inventing Mobility
Interiors means not always just
trying to offer the cheapest price
for a product that is currently
in demand but recognising
developments in society and
the evolution of operators’ and
passengers’ requirements and
translating these into a product
and solution portfolio that meets
the needs. We try to identify
these needs of today and those of
tomorrow early on and develop
suitable solutions – so that they are
ready and available when the need
arises.
Q: How do you balance the needs
of these three groups: operators,
manufacturers and passengers?
GM: By putting the focus on those
whose needs are the hardest to
predict: the passengers. Essentially,
the key is to understand how to
make travel time a time well spent,
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the journey as an interruption. A
current example: I come to the train
station to sit at the tracks, my
life is on pause while I sit in a tube
that brings me where I want to
go, and then my life can continue
again. For us to not perceive the
journey as an interruption, the goal
is to make travel time a productive
and meaningfully invested time in
people’s lives. Regardless of what
other needs one might have. A
business passenger will expect
something different from a family
travelling on vacation.
Q: To realise its ideas,
Seisenbacher puts modularity at
the centre of its developments.
Why is that?
GM: We want to use the advantages
of modular design in order to use
standardised components on the
one hand. This brings advantages in
production, lower costs, consistent
quality, but also, for example, better
availability of spare parts. On the
other hand, modularity naturally
allows a high degree of individuality
and adaptability. To ensure that
we succeed in this, we also work
together with a renowned design
studio.
Q: Seisenbacher evolved from
a production partner to an
innovation partner for the
industry and has reoriented itself
as a company.
GM: In the past, as a classic medium-
sized company, we mainly produced
according to demand. The shift to
observing needs, innovations and
their implementation in interiors,
is of course, a paradigm shift.
We redefined our company, from
the inside out. We are changing
many things: structures, access
to information and, above all, our
approach and way of thinking.
Q: This approach is not only
beneficial in the rail industry?
GM: Exactly right. That is why we
want to move in the direction of
bringing our mobility interiors to
the air and sea industries as well.
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We want to position ourselves even
more as an innovation partner for
the mobility industry.
Moving Mobility
Interiors into the Future
C.A.T.S. (Crash Absorbing Table
System)
We are in the mission of enhancing
passenger’s safety.
The Seisenbacher R&D team
developed a new crash-absorbing
table system (compliant to APTA
standard PR-CS-S-018-13), which
features a cantilever construction.
A patented crash absorbing
element developed for this specific
application is integrated under the
tabletop in an aluminium frame to
diffuse the impact energy through
friction and shock absorption. The
lightweight tabletop is not part of
the crash system, can be adapted
to customer preferences and allows
integration of various passenger
aimed features (e.g. passenger
information displays, wireless
charging devices). Comprehensive
simulations and lab tests prove
that the effectiveness of our CATS
is independent of the direction of
travel or seat orientation,
and that the risk of injury is
significantly lower in all possible
seating configurations. At the
same time, the modular system
offers a great deal of freedom for
customisation of the seating area,
enabling increased consideration
of passenger needs and customer
requests. The development is fully
finished, and serial table systems
are shipped to customers.
VÄSTA - Bike Storage
From pain over solution to product
concept.
During the pandemic one of our
system engineers dealt intensively
with the topic of bicycles and
travelling by bike. During this
exploration he discovered that
there is no satisfactory solution for
taking bicycles on rail vehicles.
His solution was discussed in detail
at an in-house workshop. Together
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Then let us know how we can assist
with our industrial designer, we
you.
converted the solution idea into
a concept and decided to exhibit
this concept as a prototype at
this year’s InnoTrans. For the
actual development project, we
expect feedback to this displayed
prototype from the trade audience.
Ceiling Systems
Business as usual. Georg Malleier
Managing Director
The centrepiece of every single
+43 50 119 – 168
train, in local and long-distance
traffic, is the core competence of georg.malleier@seisenbacher.com
Seisenbacher. The various designs
of our ceiling systems are well
known far beyond the borders of
Austria.
Our ceiling systems are of high
quality and include all components
requested by our customers. In
order to supply our customers with
Christian Forstner
a plug-and-play solution, our ceiling
systems in the majority of cases
Head of Sales
get equipped with LED lighting, air
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ducts and sometimes even cables
and cable trays. christian.forstner@seisenbacher.com
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Refurbishing Train Seats and Repurposing the

Waste Material – A Circular Economy Opportunity
with a Double Win

A rtex is a Swedish textile company in the industrial sewing and upholstery industry.
Focusing on the interior of trains, the company is committed to finding solutions
contributing to a circular economy.

Refurbishment of train seats is a

sustainable choice compared to
discarding old seats and buying
new ones – yet Artex has taken
its offering further. The company
is repurposing the waste material
from the old seats, such as foam
and fabrics, for other products, e.g.
sound absorbers and room dividers.
Recirculating the material reduces
the need for virgin materials and,
therefore, the amount of CO2
emissions created in producing new
materials.
Environmental and
Financial Benefits
Artex offers mid-term
refurbishment of train seats,
typically taking place after 15 years

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of service. A new seat generates
about 205kg of CO2e compared to
a refurbished seat that generates
about 31kg of CO2e. The savings
multiply by the number of seats
on each train, which is usually
around 10,000 but sometimes up
to 100,000. In addition to climate
benefits, refurbishment is around
half the price compared to buying
new seats.
“Refurbishment at Artex implies
that the supporting structures
in steel, aluminium or plastic
are re-used, providing great
energy savings. The seats are re-
upholstered to the latest standards
with great freedom of choice
regarding customisation,” says
Processed waste material
Björn Samenius, CEO and Owner at
Artex.
Recirculation Creates
Value from Waste
To further reduce CO2e, Artex
enables the reuse of old foam and
fabric for new purposes in other
industries. There is approx. 5kg
of waste foam and fabric from
each refurbished train seat. Artex
refurbishes more than 15,000 seats,
adding up to more than 75 tonnes
of waste material annually.
“Through the help of external
experts, we have been able to
develop a method to recirculate
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the 75 tons of waste and let others
create valuable products,” says
Björn.
The waste material is tested for
chemicals, processed into grains
and, in some cases, pressed into
blocks in preparation for other
industries that further refine the
recycled material for their products.
“This process reduces the footprint
of a refurbished train seat to
around 10kg of CO2e, to be set
against the 205kg of CO2e of a new
seat. The savings in a train with
20,000 seats will be about 4,000
tonnes of CO2e, which corresponds
to about 1,000 petrol cars that are
driven for a year,” Björn concludes.
Meet Artex at
InnoTrans, Berlin,
20–23 September
2022
You’ll find Artex in Hall 11.2, in the
Swedish Stand 260. Set up an
appointment in advance through
info@artex.se
Midlife upgrade?

Save money and the environment

Compared to buying new seats, refurbishing the used seats will save you half the cost
and lower your impact on the environment significantly.

Let’s meet at InnoTrans, Berlin, 20–23 September 2022

You’ll find us in hall 11.2, in the Swedish stand 260. Email us to set up an appointment.
We’ll get back to you as soon as possible. midlifeupgrade@artex.se

Artex designs, redesigns, refurbishes, and upgrades seats and other interior components for trains, aviation,
trucks, and public interiors. We are proud to provide better passenger experiences to many leading transport
operators worldwide. Our facilities are in Sweden and Latvia, with around 350 people employed.
 inspired
rail interiors
For over one hundred years, Perrone has
been the baseline for creating inspirational
interiors with our range of highest
quality leathers and textiles.

Perrone is performance
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Inspired Rail Interiors
P errone Performance
Leathers and Textiles is a
leader worldwide specialising
in high-performance,
sustainable leathers and
textiles for the global rail
and aviation transportation
industries.
Perrone manufactures a full range
of genuine leather, from durable use
grade for high-traffic applications
to soft, supple, luxurious leather
for the most bespoke customer
environments. “We understand
the specifications, applications,
and performance requirements
demanded by the transportation
industry. The rail market is similar
to the aviation market in terms of
performance, design, sustainability
and customer experience,” says
Marc Cognetti, Vice President of
Marketing.
One of Perrone’s main focuses
has been on weight reduction
and development of sustainable,
lightweight leathers and synthetics
that comply with the stringent
regulatory demands of the
transportation market.
“Weight will always be a major
consideration for all transportation
industries. A reduction of weight
equates directly to fuel cost savings
as well as reduced environmental
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impact” says Bill Perrone, President.
“Historically, there have been
perceived advantages to working
with fabric over leather or synthetic
products – but the benefits to
working with leather far exceed
those of fabric. Leather or synthetic
leather is much more durable than
fabric. Not only is it easier to clean
and maintain, but it removes the
need for dry cleaning chemicals.
Which, in today’s green-conscious
conversation, is a plus.” states
Perrone.
Perrone’s flagship synthetic product
for rail is Ecolite™. Ecolite™ is an
antimicrobial polyurethane-coated
synthetic developed exclusively
by Perrone for the rail industry.
The product features the look and
feel of genuine leather – but at a
fraction of the weight. Ecolite™
weighs only 330g/sm, featuring
a weight savings of 30–60%
compared to traditional leather. And
versus fabric options, the closed cell
surface coating of Ecolite™ makes
it inherently stain and graffiti-
resistant, as well as antimicrobial
– an important consideration
in today’s pandemic-oriented
environment. Ecolite™ is easy to
maintain with periodic soap and
water cleaning, which eliminates
the need for environmentally
damaging dry-cleaning and
treatment chemicals. Rail seats
that are dressed in Ecolite™ can
be cleaned without any need for
removal, which also eliminates the
need to send dress covers externally
to a cleaning facility. This further
reduces costs and carbon emissions
impact.
Traditionally, fabric has been
the preferred choice for rolling
stock upholstery. It is stylish,
customisable, soft, and comfortable.
“Up until now, customisation
options for leather and synthetics
have been somewhat limited.
Embossing, debossing and stitching
are all great options for altering
leather, but fabric has been the
preferred choice where pattern
and colour are concerned. Our new
printing capabilities are closing
this gap, giving the rail market a
completely unique design option for
their seating,” explains Cognetti.
Another textile innovation offered
by Perrone is Monulite™, which
is a state-of-the-art, non-woven-
backed polyurethane coated
material. Monulite™ was specifically
developed for headliner and side
wall surface applications, meeting
all certification requirements.
Monulite™ can be produced in any
custom colour, a wide variety of
custom finishes, or with decorative
gaufrage embossing. Monulite™
co-ordinates well with other
materials due to its leather-like
appearance. This significant and
innovative Perrone textile offers
travellers superior noise abatement
characteristics and further tempts
rail interiors, and designers, via the
complete range of customisation
choices, including custom printing
options.
Perrone’s innovative rail textile
products meet, and often exceed
the highest standards for required
performance and durability
specifications including BS EN
45545-2:2013+A1:2015: Annex C –
R21 – HL1, HL2, & HL3, Boeing Test
Method BSS 7239 Rev-A, and NFPA
130 Standards for Seat Upholstery.
“We are very excited,” explains
Perrone. “Our new portfolio of
options elevates our product
offerings to a completely new
level not available elsewhere.
Our customers are sending us
fabric swatches and asking us to
match their existing patterns.
It is incredible to see the huge
development of this truly unique
innovation.”
Travelling by rail is a popular
alternative to air travel, especially
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as some airlines are cutting
back on conveniences and flight
routes. Corporate travellers turn
to rail as an alternate method of
Train Interiors
transportation, citing important
elements such as eco-friendliness,
convenience and legroom as
added perks. “Today’s high-
speed trains offer a full range of
conveniences like a commercial
aircraft, and therefore must also
match expectations for luxurious
and comfortable seating. Today’s
travellers assume a certain degree
of luxury when travelling for
business or vacation purposes. Our
seating and upholstery options
are designed to directly address
that expectation,” says Perrone.
“We are enthusiastic to offer these
technological innovations to the rail
industry.”
Find us at InnoTrans 2022: Hall 1.1,
Stand 800
Michael Catena
Executive Vice President – Global
Rail Sales.
518-853-4300 ext. 108
mcatena@perroneaero.com
Marc Cognetti
VP of Marketing
518-853-4300 ext. 315
mcognetti@perroneaero.com
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Continuous Development for More Passenger
Comfort
The CK push button has been used successfully for years in many vehicles worldwide (above). The new CK
touchless version (right) for hygienic, touchless use will be presented at InnoTrans.
InnoTrans is the leading
international trade fair for
transport technology and
after a break of four years
due to Covid-19 TSL-ESCHA
will show some new products
and developments.
The focus of the products of
TSL-ESCHA is on simple, intuitive
operation and clear recognition
in order to make bus and train
travel uncomplicated and safe,
especially for people with reduced
mobility. The products were
developed according to the market
requirements of the transport
companies and the needs of
passengers.
In more than 35 years of developing
and manufacturing push buttons,
TSL-ESCHA has gained a lot of
experience. Great importance is also
attached to the continuous further
development of the products in
order to always keep up with the
times. At InnoTrans this month
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for example, the company will be
presenting a new touchless version
of the proven CK push button. An
interesting solution, especially in
times of Covid-19. The CK touchless
is activated by the approach of the
hand via a sensor. This is the first
joint project between TSL-ESCHA
and MAFELEC. Since November
2021, TSL has been part of the
MAFELEC TEAM, a French group of
companies. The same technology
is already integrated in MAFELEC’s
M-Door GM push button. The CK
touchless is the only push button
on the railway market with a
two-in-one solution. On the one
hand, the door can be opened
contactlessly via the sensor. On
the other hand, the passenger still
has the possibility to perform the
door opening process via the tactile
touch surface.
The PK push button, which has been
established on the market since the
1980s, has also undergone further
development. The facelift with
a new front ring without visible
screws gives the PK a more modern
appearance. The push button is
mounted from the front as usual
and the new front ring is then put
on. No special tool is needed for
disassembly, a simple screwdriver
can be used to loosen the front ring
again. The product is adapted to
the very latest requirements and
standards and complies with IP67
front and rear.
New Variants and
Concepts for Signal
Lights and Ceiling
Lighting
The LED light strips of the LS series
developed in 2016 have been a
great success. TSL pioneered the
light strips in the movable door
element, which noticeably mark
the opening and closing process. In
the meantime, there are different
variants of the LS series, which are
oriented to different installation
situations. All over the world, the
light strips now ensure greater
safety in the door area of trains.
Until now, the light strips from
the LS Pro-Line series could
be controlled and adjusted in
brightness and luminous colour
using a special control and power
supply unit (PCU) (voltage range
The linear lights can be individually adapted to any customer requirement in terms of colour
temperature and brightness
of 24VDC ±30 percent). In order to
offer customers even more options,
TSL-ESCHA has now developed a
variant in which the lights strips can
be controlled directly by the door
control unit. The new LS Basic-Line
is designed for a voltage range
of 24VDC ±10 percent. The direct
control via the existing door control
unit reduces the installation effort
for the customer and also saves
space in the installation area. All in
all, a cost-effective solution.
With the SLE161 and SLE162,
TSL-ESCHA has launched a new
generation of LED signal lights.
Due to the extremely flat, compact
design (only 15mm high), the signal
lights are versatile. The rounded
design of the housing ensures
optimum visibility, as the warning
signal can be seen excellently from
different perspectives.
The SLE161 (with 10 LEDs) is the
successor to the previous SLE160. As
with the SLE160, a lateral reflector
can be selected for even better
lateral visibility. In appearance, the
SLE161 differs insignificantly from
the previous model. The SLE162
(with 20 LEDs) provides an even
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more uniform and homogeneous
illumination. It is also possible to
use 2 x 20 LEDs with two colours
(red / green or red / white) to
indicate different states. A white
cover is then used for this purpose.
With the new LL series, TSL-ESCHA
now offers a universal, innovative
and intelligent lighting concept
for ceiling illumination in trains. It
will be shown to the public for the
first time at InnoTrans. Fixed light
colours or colours adapted to the
respective situation from warm
white to cold white light (from
3,000K to 6,500K) can be realised.
A homogeneous light without
transitions can be achieved over the
entire length of the vehicle with the
LL series.
Whether push buttons, light strips,
LED signal lights or ceiling lighting
– passenger comfort is constantly
being enhanced through further
development of the products.
Come and see it in person and
visit us at our booth at InnoTrans
(Hall 27, Booth 480). Together with
MAFELEC we show a wide range of
products.
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Camira
Fabric Manufacturer Camira Launches
Revolutionary Digital Print Technology

In a year in which the

global company celebrates
its 200-year anniversary
in transport textiles,
Camira has signalled its
commitment to remaining at
the forefront of the industry
with the introduction of the
innovative Camira Print.
Perfectly complementing the
manufacturer’s renowned weaving
capabilities, the launch expands
its offering to encompass digital
printing – providing customers with
an unparalleled level of flexibility
and freedom when choosing the
optimal textile for their rail interior.
Initially available to the bus & coach
market, the textile manufacturer
has now introduced the capability
to the rail industry and will
be showcasing it at this year’s
InnoTrans.
Revolutionary Design
Potential
Removing many of the design
constraints associated with
traditional woven textiles, Camira
Print fabrics can be created
without restrictions on pattern
repeats, scale, or colour, as well as
significantly reducing lead times
and minimum order quantities.
With a variety of design options,
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create something entirely new –
working with Camira’s in-house
design studio to develop a totally
bespoke creation.
Ciara Crossan, Transport Creative
Manager at Camira, explains, “There
is truly no limit to what is possible
with Camira Print – customers
can create immersive advertising
campaigns, recreate photographs,
go as big as they like in terms of
scale, as bold as they like in terms of
colour – this technology really
does unlimit so much of what is
restricted at the moment.”
Moquette Fabric, Made
from Wool
In an appealing blend of tradition
and innovation, each Camira Print
creation is applied to a lightweight
moquette fabric – the construction
on which Camira’s rich heritage
is built. With a velour finish, the
textile has been created exclusively
for digital print and is woven from
naturally sustainable wool to deliver
saturated colour and comfort.
Train Interiors
Meeting the industry’s key
technical performance standards,
Camira Print textiles achieve the
flammability regulation EN 45545.
Indicating high durability, the newly
launched textile capability also has
an abrasion performance of over
100,000 rubs.
Peter Daly, Director of Transport
at Camira, comments on the
launch, “We’re incredibly excited
to introduce Camira Print to the
rail market; not only is it a first for
Camira, but also for the industry.
Providing an unmatched level of
design, colour and manufacturing
freedom, customers can create truly
unforgettable fabrics which it has
just not been possible to create –
until now.
Truly a light shed moment for the
transport industry, Camira Print
will revolutionise the way in which
fabrics are designed and made. We
can’t wait to see how our customers
use this new technology.”
Alongside Camira Print, Camira
will also be showcasing its newly
launched high-performance faux
leather, Rapido, at InnoTrans 2022.
Introduced earlier this year, the
product is exclusively available in
custom colours – making it the
perfect pairing for Camira Print
textiles due to the ability to mix and
match shades across seat and trim.
To learn more about Camira
Print and Rapido, visit Camira at
InnoTrans, Stand 570 Hall 1.1
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Treadmaster Flooring
World Class Heritage
T iflex Ltd, a leading rubber
and cork manufacturer in
the UK, has been supplying
its Treadmaster Flooring to
the transit industry since
1951.
The Treadmaster TM7 range was
initially developed for the London
Underground following the King’s
Cross Disaster in 1987 and the
resulting demand to find the safest
materials for their rolling stock.
Treadmaster Flooring has featured
on many major metro trains
around the world including the
Busan Metro in South Korea,
SMRT trains on the Singapore
Metro, Klang Valley MRT trains
in Malaysia, Waratah Trains in
Australia and of course many
lines of the London Underground
including the brand-new Elizabeth
line trains. Treadmaster Flooring
has undergone much development
following decades of real-world
experience and feedback and
remains a market leader in many
key areas.
Fire Safety
Treadmaster is a world leader in
terms of fire safety with exceptional
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results in smoke density, toxicity
and flame spread test results.
Arguably the best in the world,
Treadmaster will comply with all of
the main world standards including
the British Standard BS6853 Cat 1a,
and the European Norm EN45545
HL-3. It has even been used to assist
sub-floor materials like carpet to
conform to fire safety specifications
as part of a flooring system where
we developed a fire-resistant
underlay to act as a protective
barrier.
Wear Resistance
Tiflex’s specialist range of transport
flooring and associated products
are designed to excel in high-traffic
public transportation systems in
all climates and environments.
Extensively used on rolling stock
where easy to clean, hard wearing
flooring is required, especially on
metro and overnight trains where
the highest regard is given to fire
safety. Boasting unrivalled wear
resistance, the flooring is repairable
and can be renovated even after
decades of use due to the full body
homogenous construction.
Lifecyle Costs and
Sustainability
As well as being incredibly robust,
the finish is consistent throughout
the body of the flooring, this means
that properly maintained it can last
for decades keeping its original
appearance, potentially even for
the design life of most vehicles,
dramatically reducing lifecycle costs
and the impact on the environment.
So, it’s possible that the same
flooring manufactured specifically
for a particular train can perform
adequately for the whole life of that
train with no need to remove, make
good or replace with new flooring.
This forms part of Tiflex’s strategy
to find ways to repair, reuse and
repurpose its products to reduce
their impact on the environment.
Tailormade
Treadmaster products can be
supplied in large rolls and basic
formats to provide options for local
content-based fabrication. This can
move parts of the manufacturing,
installation process to where the
trains are been built or renovated,
employing local people and
providing revenue to the local
economy. Tiflex is able to provide
instruction and training to support
these initiatives.
Equally, Tiflex can offer a complete
service, supplying fully tailored
parts, manufactured to the exact
specification of the technical design
saving time and money with regard
to installation of the flooring. On a
recent project our service at a cost
of £90,000 was calculated to save
nearly four times that in time and
resources.
Tiflex can produce moulded coving
parts to match the floors and
provide protection against water
ingress as well as pictograms,
passive lighting and routered
finishes for vestibules. With a
strikingly low MOQ Tiflex can make
a completely bespoke colourway for
the smallest of projects or allow for
several corresponding colourways
on a single project.
Tiflex has worked with a number of
specialist sub-floor manufacturers
around the world to provide a
complete flooring system that can
easily be fitted to the train. We
work with fire resistant phenolic
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composite board, honeycombed
aluminium, aluminium cork
sandwich and even wood. We hope
to develop this concept further in
order to provide a flooring system
that is easy to install, easy to repair
and can potentially last the full life
of the train. Savings to the LCCs as
well as sustainability gains are just
some of the benefits.
More than just a flooring supplier,
Tiflex can work with designers and
engineers to develop a bespoke
product for each specific train. We
can help with initial installation
to ensure a perfect fit and offer
help and advice with long term
maintenance to keep the floor
performing at its best.
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Henkel
The Sustainable High-Speed Future of Rail
Travel
R ail transportation has
experienced something
of a chequered history since
famously opening up the
American West in the late
1800s.
While some economies have
embraced rail travel as a central
part of their passenger transport
infrastructure, others have placed
greater emphasis on road and air, or
focused rail investment mainly on
transporting freight.
The global ambition towards net
zero carbon across many regions
and industries is driving a renewed
focus on rail transportation, and
in particular high-speed rail (HSR),
with 11,693km of high-speed lines
under construction, representing a
25% growth in HSR networks over
the next 4–5 years.
HSR is set to play a key role
in delivering the sustainable,
integrated transportation systems
required to meet global climate
goals, while helping to satisfy the
ever-growing worldwide demand
for mobility.
This article considers:
• why HSR is key to sustainable
transportation and how this
affects the wider rail sector
• the challenges for HSR and
how they mirror some of the
challenges facing sustainable air
transport – weight, propulsion,
materials, manufacturing and
maintenance
• the importance of innovation in
meeting these challenges
• how Henkel’s position as a
global leader in materials
and adhesives technologies
is enabling innovation in
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sustainable rail transportation,
in the same way as it is doing in
other sectors
HSR’s Role in a
Sustainable Transport
Future
HSR’s potential contribution to
achieving net zero is clear – it is
simply much less polluting than
air travel. One recent article
comparing HSR with domestic
air travel in China states that, on
average, aircraft carbon emissions
per passenger kilometre are seven
times those of HSR.
It is hardly surprising that
countries with well-developed
HSR infrastructure, like China
and France, are actively pursuing
transport policies to move

passengers off domestic flights and
on to high-speed rail links.
While others, such as the US,
may be slower to join the party,
moves such as the US government
restoration of almost $1bn in
funding for a high-speed rail
service in California demonstrate
there is still strong interest.
What Does This Mean
for the Future of Rail
Travel in General?
A 2019 International Energy
Authority report cites HSR and
metro rail – high-frequency,
high-capacity urban services – as
the types of rail transportation
receiving most investment. The
report highlights electrification
as one of rail’s key sustainability
credentials – where electrified rail
infrastructure exists, the challenge
of finding a sustainable power
source is already resolved.
Conventional rail covers the mid-
range and suburban journeys that
sit between HSR and metro. While
its role in a sustainable transport
infrastructure may be less clear-cut,
it would be surprising if it did not
also benefit from the advantages of
electrification and of innovation in
those markets.
Sustainability
Challenges for HSR
HSR undoubtedly has sustainability
advantages over air or road
transport, but it also faces some
challenges. Some of these are
specific to the HSR sector, while
others are shared with aerospace
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and road transportation.
Some challenges that HSR shares
with the aerospace and automotive
sectors:
• reducing weight to deliver
maximum efficiency
• increasing power plant energy
density and end-to-end
sustainability, from raw material
extraction to disposal or
recycling; electrification of rail
lines can only ever be a partial
answer – HSR needs sustainable,
self-powered locomotives for
where electrification is not an
option
• minimising the environmental
footprint of materials,
manufacturing and
maintenance
HSR needs to address these
challenges to ensure a viable

future at the heart of a sustainable
transportation infrastructure.
The Power of Innovation
and Collaboration
HSR has come a long way, but there
is massive potential still to be
realised through greater innovation
and collaboration throughout the
value chain, and relentless focus on
sustainability.
Alstom’s acquisition of Bombardier
has demonstrated one major
player’s commitment to embed
innovation in sustainability through
its strategies and partnerships.
Decarbonising rail at speed is
a major technological goal for
companies throughout the rail value
chain, with innovation in propulsion
through fuel cell and pure hydrogen
solutions.
The drive to sustainable rail
transportation goes beyond
propulsion into the materials that
make trains themselves lighter,
more sustainable, more comfortable
and attractive to passengers.
How Henkel Adds Value
Materials, coatings and bonding
technologies are core to delivering
the sustainable end-to-end value
chain for rail travel.
Henkel’s position as a market leader
in this area and our consultative
and collaborative capabilities make
us an ideal partner in delivering the
innovation required.
Sustainable high-speed rail travel
is already established in some
countries as part of a wider carbon-
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neutral, integrated transport
strategy. This movement is likely to
continue, with growing investment
and focus on HSR as a viable
alternative to domestic air travel, as
long as it is sustained by the same
innovation and collaboration that is
driving the move to carbon neutral
in other transportation sectors.
What Next?
Henkel is playing a leading role in
delivering the future of sustainable
transportation manufacturing
through innovation, process
optimisation, collaboration and a
commitment to sustainability.
To learn more about innovation
and the value of a partner like
Henkel, or if you have an interest in
driving appropriate collaboration
in the sector, feel free to reach out
on LinkedIn, or visit us at www.
henkel-adhesives.com/aerospace.
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FinnProfiles
FinnProfiles – The Obvious Choice of Sealing
Partner in the Rail Industry

Jarno Halme, FinnProfiles’s Business Area Manager for the rolling stock industry, is confident in the company’s new strategy. The company is
concentrating on the railway industry with its export efforts.

A ll indications say that the

railway industry’s boom
is on an upswing.
The green transition and
urbanisation are brightening the
prospects of low-emission public
transport. The Finnish sealing and
gasket manufacturer FinnProfiles
has decided to focus its export
efforts on serving the industry that
meets all the characteristics of a
megatrend.
The FinnProfiles strategy in export
activities focuses entirely on the
rail industry and related projects.
According to Jarno Halme, Business
Area Manager at FinnProfiles for the
rolling stock industry, this strategic
decision is well-founded.
“Export requires a lot of resources,
so it should not be done randomly.
Everything is global and very
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Tampere’s trams in Finland include 320 door seals, all made by FinnProfiles. In addition, all doorstep rubbers are made by the company. The
material that has been used in these products is a fire-safe EPDM rubber, approved according to the EN45545-2 standard.
must be able to create added value
for your customers. For this reason,
we focus on exports in the sector
that we know best and where our
company’s strengths truly stand
out,” Halme says.
He lists material know-how and
profile design expertise as the
company’s competitive advantages.
Both of these allow the company
to support the customer’s own
product development team to find
the best-possible result.
In addition, FinnProfiles’s versatile
post-production services have
contributed to a strong foothold in
rail projects.
“The railway industry is also very
suitable for us because quality and
safety are crucial aspects there.
The industry really understands the
importance of seals in an entity and
how things can backfire if you take
shortcuts that you shouldn’t take.”
Project sizes in the railway industry
are also well suited for FinnProfiles.
“There’s no project too small or too
big in the railway industry for us
to handle. Our production is well
optimised for all of them. Therefore,
we aim to be well-known and maybe
even an obvious choice as a sealing
partner in the industry,” Halme
points out.
Our Design Experience
and Material Know-How
Serve Customers
FinnProfiles has a lot of expertise in
special materials used in the railway
industry through numerous train,
metro and tram projects. The
company’s solutions can be found
worldwide, e.g. in Mannheim and
Bonn in Germany, Milan in Italy,
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the Paris Metro, the MI 09 project
in France and the high-speed
train in Honam. Even the London
Underground has sealing solutions
made by FinnProfiles.
“We have been supplying sealing
solutions to the railway industry
for practically the entire existence
of our company, i.e. for more than
30 years. We have accumulated a
lot of industry-specific know-how
and experience, from which our
customers today benefit in the form
of design and material know-how,”
Halme highlights.
FinnProfiles’s style is to be patient
and seek the best-possible solution
for the customer in a collaborative
way. And it is a well-known fact
that the earlier the sealing partner
participates in the project, the
fewer unwanted compromises the
customer needs to face.
It is good to recognise that working
hard to find the right solution at the
beginning of the project can pay off
very handsomely in the end since
the customer can utilise the same
structure and seal in optional orders
if the project expands.
“We can simulate with a computer
in a very reliable way how the
designed profile fits in a structure.
After this, we still make 3D-printed
prototypes for our customers.
During the process, we consider
the functionality of the seal from
all possible perspectives. We take
into account, e.g. the prevailing
conditions, the stress on the seal,
the tightness requirement itself, the
installability, the interchangeability
of the seal and of course any safety
issues, i.e. what standards the
materials must meet,” Halme lists.
In addition, in the case of metros
and trams, Halme raises the
potential issue of vandalism,
which should also be taken into
account when designing a seal or
considering material choices.
By the way, FinnProfiles’s rubber
and silicone materials meet the
following fire, smoke and gas
Numerous silicone sealings are included in the Tampere tram projects
standards for the railway industry: services often complete the
EN 45545-2, DIN 5510-2, NF F 16-101, customer’s added value experience,
BS 6853, NFPA 130. as the services transform the
sealing profile into a real product
that is customised to fit the
The Cherry on Top: A customer’s product perfectly.
Wide Range of Post-
“Our post-production services are
Production Services the part of the value chain that
has the most significant impact on
According to Halme, the real pride our customers’ experience. We can
of FinnProfiles is its post-production practically make a seal so finished
services. These services include joint that the customer only needs to put
vulcanisations, various coatings, the seal in place.”
mounting adhesives and tapes,
cutting and punching services
and laser markings. Furthermore, Jarno Halme
we offer moulded components
and frame corners which can be Business Area Manager, Rolling
combined with profiles to a really Stock
high-quality frame!
+358 50 919 3309
“In some cases, we also combine
jarno.halme@finnprofiles.com
different hardnesses in the sealing
solutions, in which the corner parts
www.finnprofiles.com
or the mounting grooves are
made of a harder material than the
other parts of the sealing. Thus, the
parts requiring rigidity are harder,
while the parts requiring elasticity
retain their good flexibility,” Halme
describes.
FinnProfiles’s post-production
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Senoplast
Sheets and Films for Thermoforming and
Lamination
S enoplast is a leading
company in producing
sheets and films for
thermoforming and
lamination.
Senoplast Klepsch & Co. GmbH,
founded in 1956 and having its
international headquarters in
Piesendorf, Austria, is a worldwide
specialist in the production of
coextruded plastic sheets and films
for thermoforming. The family-
owned company focuses on the
coextrusion of multilayer sheets
and films. The field of application
of the produced senosan® products
ranges from the automotive to
the sanitary, the furniture and the
transport vehicles industry.
Every year, around 60,000 tons
of senosan® sheets and films
are delivered from the main site
in Piesendorf/Austria and the
production facilities in Querétaro/
Mexico and Suzhou/China to around
60 countries worldwide. In 2021 the
family-owned company achieved
a turnover of around 300 million
euros and was internationally
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successful with an export ratio of
over 90%. The companies employ
530 people in Austria and 810
worldwide. Recently a new extrusion
line was invested in Austria with
a focus on production of plastic
sheets made of ABS, ABS/PMMA
and ABS/PC as well as PS increasing
production capacity by 4,500 tons/
years.
The trademark senosan® does not
only stand for high-quality plastic
sheets and films but also for an
ecology-minded production. The
innovative and high-quality plastic

sheets and films made of ABS,
ABS/PC, ASA, PMMA, PS and PC
offer a wide range of applications.
Senoplast delivers high-quality
surfaces according to specific needs
and offers customised solutions for
the railway industry.
Thermoforming: A Very
Economical Way to
Provide Precise Parts for
the Automotive Industry
Thermoforming is a process for
forming thermoplastics under the
influence of heat and with the aid
of compressed air or a vacuum.
The process has increasingly found
applications in the industrial sector.
As an alternative to injection
moulding, it is characterised by
favourable mould costs and is
particularly economical for small
and medium-sized series.
Flame Retardant
Thermoformed
Material for Interior
Transportation
Applications with
senosan® C60FR-5
For the rail sector with its strong
fire safety regulations Senoplast
developed a material offering new
opportunities for railway interior
designers. The product senosan®
C60FR-5 is a halogen-free flame
retardant PC/ABS sheet with a matt
surface and meets the European
regulation EN45545-2, applications
R1-HL3 and R6-HL3. The main
advantages of the material are:
• High thickness-range from 2–5
mm
• Lower density – only 1.3 g/cm3
(weight and cost reduction)
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• Almost double impact strength
compared to the competition
• Fulfils smoke density
and surface flammability
requirements for American rail
applications (Docket 90-A and
NFPA 130)
• Material fulfils EN 45545-2, R1-
HL3 and R6-HL3 requirements
with regrind – even if material
is painted
• Antibacterial version (ISO
22196)
• Matt surface appearance with
light embossing or smooth
• Big sizes possible (sheet
formats for example 2.2m x 6m)
– limited only by what can be
transported
• Even with included recycled
regrind the material reacts
Example 1: Roof panels – painted

Example 3: Wall cladding with

LARGE window openings – offcuts
can be reused in recycled material
– material called senosan®
C58FR-5 (also meets EN45545- R1,
Example 2: Seat shells in Antibac
HL3)
version

with more ductility than other
materials
• Halogen-free
Sustainable
Management and
Recycling
As a family business, Senoplast
stands by its responsibility towards
society, nature, the environment
and the people who work here.
Senoplast has chosen the Green
Spirit as its motif. He stands for
the way we think, our idea of what
tomorrow’s world should look like,
and how we use the resources given
to us. Senoplast sees itself as a
pioneer of environmentally friendly
industrial production methods and
has received many awards for this.
developed by Senoplast ensures
that almost all production and
processing waste can be reused
in the manufacturing process. In
addition, the company has invested
in a new regrind processing
plant. This allows plastic recycled
materials from the market to be
processed accordingly and also
used in production. The senocircle
recycling system has been in use for
more than 20 years.
In terms of sustainability, Senoplast
is taking the next step to reduce
its carbon footprint and achieve
climate neutrality. In addition to
the already available senosan®
ECO furniture foils, which are
largely made from recycled plastics,
bioplastics under the senosan®
ECO-B brand are to expand the
climate-friendly product range. In
doing so, the company is taking the
mass balance approach, in which
renewable raw materials are used
as substitutes for fossil-based
materials right at the start of the
production chain. “We have already
obtained the ISCC-Plus certification
required for this. This is a big step
towards the goal of climate-neutral
production at the Piesendorf
site,” says Günter Klepsch, CEO of
Senoplast Austria.
Senoplast Klepsch & Co. GmbH
Mr Matthias Schmidl,
Divisional Sales Manager
schmidl_m@senoplast.com
+43 6549 7444 10220

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New Roxtec Seal Covers All Needs Within
Rolling Stock
S ealing system provider
Roxtec presents a new
compact seal – the Roxtec
CRF transit.
It is a flexible all-in-one solution that
helps manufacturers within rolling
stock solve several safety and
production challenges within cable
and plastic conduit penetrations.
Manufacturers can fill the
lightweight and openable Roxtec
CRF transit frame with any
type of Roxtec’s purpose-made
sealing modules, depending on
what capabilities they want. They
always get certified fire protection,
tightness and vibration resistance,
but additionally they can select the
module type to add flexibility to
varying cable or conduit sizes or to
enable high-speed installation.
Sealing Modules for
Flexibility
Roxtec CM and CM PPS modules
adapt to cables and conduits of
many sizes thanks to Multidiameter,
the Roxtec innovation based on
Roxtec CRF transit for rolling stock
Rolling Stock Components & Materials
sealing modules with removable
rubber layers. They make it easy
to handle sudden design changes
flames from propagating through
the fire wall.
or the presence of a variety of
dimensions.
Combining Cables and
Conduits
Sealing Modules for Fast It is possible to mix either CM
Installation and CM PPS sealing modules or
CRF and CRF PPS modules in the
The Roxtec CRF and CRF PPS Roxtec CRF transit aluminum frame.
modules have no removable layers Manufacturers can thereby route
but provide a certain cable size and seal both cables and plastic
tolerance thanks to their unique conduits in the same opening in a
design. The CRF versions are ideal floor or wall.
for fast, repetitive installations
in serial production settings with Roxtec proposes the solution in
already known cable and conduit ready-made kits with IP 66, E30 and
sizes. HL3 ratings according to IEC 60529
and EN 45545. Learn more.
Fire Protection for
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Plastic Conduits
The PPS versions of the Roxtec
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CM and Roxtec CRF modules for
plastic conduits contain in their
for contact details
turn intumescent material in order
to comply with EN 45545-3. Upon
fire, the plastic conduit melts and
leaves a void in the fire wall. The
intumescent material expands, fills
and seals the void which prevents
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Rolling Stock Components & Materials

3M
Technical Advisory for Design and Materials Engineers
to Achieve Capacity, Efficiency and Sustainability Goals
3M Bonding & Assembly Design Solutions for Weight Reduction in the Rail Industry

By Dr Ratheesh Kumar P. M. – 3M India Ltd

R olling stock weight

reduction is a key priority
if the rail industry is to
meet its capacity, efficiency,
sustainability and operating
cost-reduction goals.
In the quest for overall weight
reduction, rail OEMs are exploring
the use of new vehicle architectures,
materials and construction
methods. Joining and bonding
solutions using high-performance
adhesives and tapes are a
significant enabler of lightweighting
in the rail sector, providing safe,
durable and cost-effective solutions
to many challenging assembly
applications. 3M has adhesive
bonding technologies that can
speed up assembly processes and
lighten the load by reducing the
number of mechanical fasteners
needed in rail carriage assembly.
Our technologies can also support
in bonding composites which
enable lighter constructions.
Advanced materials create new
manufacturing challenges. They
include the need to create durable
connections between dissimilar
materials. Thus, avoiding stress
peaks around fasteners and
preventing water ingress and
corrosion getting into and between
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construction technologies that
work reliably and consistently in the
wproduction environment.
Advanced adhesive bonding
technologies such as 3M™ VHB™
Tapes and the Scotch-Weld™
Structural Adhesives allow
manufacturers to achieve those
aims. Adhesive bonding allows
structural connections to be made
between many different materials.
This is a significant advantage in
designs that include both metal and
composite or polymer components.
Where dissimilar metals are joined,
such as aluminium body panels to
a steel frame, an adhesive or taped
joint provides electrical insulation, and weight reduction benefits stringent fire, smoke and toxicity
reducing the incidence of galvanic available from the use of adhesive (FST) regulations. While these
corrosion. bonding, it is important that the requirements were once seen as a
joint design and choice of adhesive barrier to the adoption of certain
With the correct joint design, are appropriate for the applied materials, 3M has made significant
adhesive bonding ensures loads are loads, operation conditions and progress in the development of
carried by the entire joint, allowing the characteristics of the materials adhesives and tapes with excellent
the use of thinner, lighter materials. involved. The strength of a joint FST performance.
Bonded joints can secure and seal depends on both the quality of
a structure in a single operation adhesion achieved, the cohesive At 3M, we are continuing to develop
and they can also be designed strength of the cured adhesive and a range of innovative products to
to reduce the transmission of a selection of an adhesive with an streamline and ensure the quality
sound and vibration. For carriage appropriate stiffness (modulus of of future rolling stock delivery. 3M’s
interior components, bonding using elasticity). The joint design must industry-leading range of adhesive
3M™ Scotch-Weld™ Structural also consider the most appropriate and tape solutions for interior and
Adhesives and 3M™ VHB™ Tapes mode of failure for the joint. exterior designs is vast, offering
gives designers the opportunity both bonding and fastening
to save weight while also creating In safety-critical applications such solutions.
systems that are robust and easy as rail passenger car interiors,
to look after. Advances in the materials must comply with www.3m.com/3M/en_US/rail-us/
chemistry of adhesives mean that
lightweight, low-surface energy
polymers such as polypropylene
(PP) and thermoplastic polyolefin
(TPO) can now be bonded reliably,
without the need for costly and
time-consuming surface treatments.
Reclosable tapes, such as 3M’s Dual
Lock™ range, allow the installation
of removable panels or upholstery
elements with a clean aesthetic
finish.

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Let’s work together.
Sustainability is critical at all stages of the rolling Contact a 3M
stock life cycle. 3M engineers can help your team expert today
with design, manufacturing, bonding and assembly,
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Lightweight, Safe and Durable – Tailor-Made

Polymer Sheets for the Railway Industry

F or more than 60 years,

epsotech has been
developing customised
plastic solutions for a
wide range of segments
and markets including
automotive, bus, rail,
aerospace, marine and
medical.
Each year, the group supplies more
than 2,500 customers worldwide,
combining the strengths of six
European production sites.
With epsotech’s thermoplastic
sheet solutions, the group offers its
customers a significant advantage
in terms of weight savings and thus
actively supports CO2 reduction.
In general, plastic sheets help
conserve resources thanks to their
long lives and multifaceted uses.
epsotech is strictly committed to
the reduction of plastic waste and
the ideal of the circular economy.
With a high recycling rate, the
group actively contributes to a
more economical and sustainable
environment. epsotech’s mission
is to develop innovative products
that help its customers reach
their environmental goals. One of
our overall targets is to generally
substitute non-recyclable solutions
in the market.
For rail vehicles the group develops
and produces high-quality plastic
solutions in strict compliance
with the relevant standards and
requirements. Here, epsotech
offers a range of products for
modern passenger coaches
made of polypropylene as well as
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with a significant cost advantage
compared to conventional materials
and processes.
The polypropylene-based material
solutions are available as extruded
sheets or an injection moulding
compound. These products
are halogen-free and also have
exceptionally low heat release,
smoke density and toxicity
properties. Plus, they offer excellent
chemical resistance, making them
the perfect choice in seat and table
tray applications where parts need
Rolling Stock Components & Materials
very frequent cleaning. Sheets are epsotech’s thermoplastic material
compliant to EN 45545-2 R6 HL3 and solutions help to make your
compound for injection moulding everyday life even safer!
up to R6 HL2, or to R21 HL3 on
request. Visit epsotech at InnoTrans: Hall 3.1,
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wall, window frame and ceiling francois.venisse@epsotech.com
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Introducing the Euroguarco Group
T he Euroguarco Group
aims to bring together
the products and knowledge
of its member companies to
provide the rail industry with
integrated, customisable
train interiors solutions that
save time, space and money.
We’re pleased to announce the
creation of the Euroguarco Group,
which brings together the expertise
of three highly renowned Italian
companies with over 50 years of
experience in the rail industry.
The newly created corporate
group consists of Euroguarco S.p.a.,
Intersys S.r.l. and Eurorail S.r.l., and
operates in partnership with S.B.F.
Engineering S.r.l..
New Integration
Solutions for the Rail
Industry
This new commercial entity was
created with the aim of developing
integrated solutions that provide
additional value to customers.
“Our companies and products
greatly complement each other and
by coming together as a corporate
group we can amalgamate our
experience, skills and greatly
enlarge our product portfolio,” says
Andrea Senese, Sales Department
Manager, Insulating and Interiors
Materials, at Euroguarco.
“It’s about creating synergies,”
continues Rosario Caltabiano,
Eurorail’s International Sales
Director. “Working together we
can co-design new concepts and
solutions for our customers and
grow from a supplier to a solutions
provider.
“Instead of separately buying
ceilings, LED light systems, air ducts
etc, our customers can come to the
group, tell us what they need and
we’ll go away and work together
to create a single, integrated and
customised solution for them.”
A One-Stop Shop
Simply put, the Euroguarco group
provides a ‘one-stop shop’ for rolling
stock manufacturers.
“I don’t believe there’s any other
group – in Europe at least – that
has the same expertise and product
portfolio. We specialise in ceilings,
floors… and many more aspects of
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interiors from toilets to doors. We
also bring to the table specialist
engineering capacities,” Senese
says proudly.
Working with a single partner
on an integrated solution offers
many benefits, from reduced
management, lead and installation
times through to optimisation of
train space.
“Euroguarco group brings the most
value when we come on board right
at the start of any given project,”
says Paolo Bettarini, Sales Director
at Intersys. “Because we bring
our three companies – plus SBF’s
engineering knowledge – to the
table, we’re able to provide real
value by optimising the solution
at the start. Plus, you only have to
raise one PO and Euroguarco Group
will take care of engineering the
entire solution.”
Dramatically Reduce
Installation Time
“In particular we can offer huge
savings in installation time,” adds
Caltabiano. “Instead of having all
the single parts of the floors or of
the ceiling delivered separately, the
group will provide the customer
with a pre-fitted industrialised
 Electrical cable trays integrated in
the low weight air duct to save space,
weight and man / hours (installation).
The pictured solutions are only an example (concept) of what Euroguarco Group is able to design and produce.
The final product is totally customisable for each project requirement and could be completely different from the one shown in the picture.
product that can be installed in one
sitting.
“Even as stand-alone organisations
we’re leading the way in this area.
Our latest flooring solution takes
80 percent less time to install than
other solutions,” he points out.
Pre-Fitted Integrated Air
Duct Concept Solution
The Euroguarco Group can provide
a wide range of solutions to rail
manufacturers, but to give an
idea of what is possible – and the
benefits gained – it has created a
‘showcase concept’ of a potential
customer solution. This is the pre-
fitted integrated air duct.
Electrical cable trays can be
integrated into the low-weight
air duct, with cables pre-fitted
and utilities pre-connected at
Pre-fitted cables and pre-connected
utilities.
Euroguarco Group’s workshop in cable trays, modules and/or
Italy. This is also possible for the fixing points
ceiling panel – in either a sandwich • Freeing up of space within the
or thermoplastic material – and car
also any screens and utilities the • A reduction in installation and
customer requires. therefore train production
times due to pre-assembly
Finally, customisable LED lights can • Complete customisation
also be pre-assembled and cabled • Limitation of re-engineering
before being pre-fitted into the air
duct.
work as the product is co-
engineered with the customer
from the very start of any given
“This is a completely customisable project
solution that can be tailored to
meet the available space and shape
of customers’ cars, but provides an
Find Out How Your
outline of what we can offer when Company Could Benefit
our companies – and therefore our
products and knowledge – come
from Euroguarco
together as one,” says Bettarini. Group’s Products and
The main advantages of the pre-
Experience
fitted integrated air duct include:
This is just one example of how
• Multiple weight reductions Euroguarco Group can bring
thanks to the need for fewer together the products, skills and
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 Ceiling panel in sandwich or in
thermoplastic material integrated and
pre-fitted on the duct.
Screens and utilities pre-fitted on the
integrated air duct.
knowledge of four renowned Italian
businesses to provide bespoke
solutions for the rail industry.
Members of the
Euroguarco Group
• Euroguarco S.p.a has more
than 60 years’ experience
working across a number of
industries. Its rail division was
launched in 2011 and offers
engineering and production of
lightweight solutions for major
rolling stock manufacturers.
This includes air ducting
systems, insulating materials
and solutions and interior
components.
• Intersys S.r.l. provides rail
companies with a range of
solutions from internal LED
lighting systems, outdoor
headlights and electronic and
LED lights totally customisable on
customer request, pre-assembled and
pre-cabled.
pneumatic management and
control systems for toilets
“The level of integration
through to pantograph control
and the products used are
systems and mechanical
entirely determined on the
electronic control systems for
internal and external doors.
customer’s need and we can
design, manufacture and
fit solutions for every kind
• Eurorail S.r.l. is a start-up
of rail vehicle, from trams
founded in 2020 by Euroguarco
and metros to high-speed
S.p.a. and S.B.F. Engineering S.r.l..
passenger rail cars,” says
In just a few years it has become
Caltabiano.
a reference supplier providing
innovative flooring systems in
Why not come visit us at
addition to producing sandwich
InnoTrans – Hall 3.1, Stand
panels, ceilings, external and
570 – to find out more?
internal panelling and doors.
• S.B.F. Engineering S.r.l. is If we miss each other at the
a leading Italian engineering show, you can also learn more
company with a focus on the rail about Euroguarco Group
sector. Launched in 1998 with a online at euroguarco.com.
focus on mechanical engineering,
it has now expanded to also offer Andrea Senese
the design of pneumatic and
electrical systems in addition to t: +39 0187 562611
technical support. m:+39 327 3768442
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Distek
The Better Way to Protect Your Products
against Corrosion
Distek helps manufacturers
make better anti-corrosion
coatings in-house with an
innovative technology that
includes easy-to-operate
thermal diffusion galvanising
(TDG) coating lines and
patented powder and
materials.
Many manufacturers pay extra
and use external coating providers
instead of doing their coating
in-house, which requires a unique
facility, handling polluting waste
and working with large quantities
to make it profitable.
Distek changes all this, as its
solution involves no hazardous
materials or polluting waste.
Its compact, easy-to-operate
automated coating lines pay
off even when it comes to small
quantities. No special facilities are
required.
Distek’s Anti-Corrosion
Coating
Distek’s thermal-diffusion zinc
coating is achieved through a TDG
process and is applied in accordance
with a number of standards
including ASTM A1059 and BS-EN
17668:2016.
Minimal surface pre-treatment is
required before coating as spots
of rust, grease residue and oiling
cooling agent on the component’s
surface generally don’t affect the
coating. All it usually takes is just
going through a shot blast machine.
The process provides a consistent
thickness within a range of 20-120μ,
even on internal surfaces.
The vapourised zinc penetrates the
surface to become integrated with
the substrate material and creates
a zinc-iron layer. The passivation
(finishing) and top-coating
processes strengthen the corrosion
resistance, creating a hard, non-
magnetic weldable coating that is
also flexible.
This means that in many cases
components can be bent into new
shapes without any damage to the
coating, and they’re also compatible
with a wide variety of coverings and
paints.
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Higher Corrosion and
Abrasive Resistance
Distek’s coating method has also
been proven to provide better-
quality protection through stronger
corrosion resistance.
Testing has shown the coating
stands up to the most extreme
conditions, including 3,000 hours of
salt spray testing, and is 5–10 times
better than the hot-dip galvanising
(HDG) method.
It also offers high abrasive
resistance, with micro-hardness
of up to 1636HV, preventing nut
seizure in stainless steel bolts.
Save Money by Bringing
Coating In-House
Manufacturers can bring Distek
coating lines on to their production
floor, which saves both time and
money.
“With our solution you can make
anti-corrosion coating an integral
part of your production process
in-house – you can make your parts,
coat them and then they’re simply

ready to ship,” says Moshe Shmidov,
Global Marketing and Business
Development Manager, Distek.
“This can save a lot of money
and hassle as you no longer need
to send your components to an
external supplier for coating.”
Green Credentials
Having been awarded the Pollution
Prevention Award (MVP2) by the US
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Distek is understandably
very proud of its environmental
credentials.
Its entire anti-corrosion coating
process is green – no wastewater,
hazardous materials or polluting
waste. The closed system includes a
water-cleaning process that recycles
the water, while its dry process
ensures there are no acid or toxic
elements.
The coating process also uses much
less energy than other methods, as
Shmidov points out.
“Take the famous HDG method.
Besides its complex surface pre-
treatment process, this is like a big
bath of high temperature zinc that
you have to consistently maintain
at approximately 600 degrees for
small components. Our process
is carried out at much lower
temperatures, meaning you can just
switch the machines on and off as
needed, which provides significant
energy savings.”
Distek – Your Anti-
Corrosion Coating
Partner
Distek works closely with customers
to plan and install its anti-corrosion
coating lines, as well as provide
technical support.
After discussing your company’s
specific needs, its experts will
plan, design and produce the
most suitable coating line for your
business.
“We’ll plan out the production line,
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build the equipment using trusted
subcontractors and bring our
engineers in to install it and train
the staff on how to use it. Then,
during the lifetime of the line, we
supply the required materials and
provide technical support,” says
Shmidov.
Providing an attractive cost-benefit
ratio and a superior anti-corrosion
solution, it’s easy to see why Distek
has been chosen by dozens of
clients around the world.
Get in touch to learn more
about how your organisation
can benefit from Distek coating
technology – simply email
market@distekgroup.com.
We help manufacturers make
their anti-corrosion coating
in-house with green, easy-to-
operate TDG coating lines.

Founded in 1993, the Distek company
developed a revolutionary non-
polluting technology for anti-
corrosion protection using thermo-
diffusion zinc process. Today, Distek is
the market leader and a leading
expert in thermo-diffusion zinc
coatings.
Having operated over 40 coating lines
worldwide and serving a variety of
industries, Distek has gained
extensive expertise in thermo-
diffusion coatings. Our technology
will allow you to make your own
coatings instead of paying to external
suppliers.

Entirely Better Make It

Green Rsults In-House

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diffusion zinc process. zinc process achieves computerized,
No hazardous much better corrosion- automated coating line
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Industrilas
Access Solutions that Go the Distance
M ore comfort and
greater reliability are
two of the top reasons why
many people choose to
travel by rail rather than by
air or by car. We get it.
Industrilas access solutions deliver
exactly that, making them a
perfect fit for train manufacturers
competing on the world’s urban and
mainline passenger rail markets.
Passengers climbing aboard metro,
commuter or mainline trains
may not notice all exterior and
interior compartments, panels,
fixtures and equipment secured
with access solutions like ours. But
when inferior products are used it
is just a matter of time before the
squeaks and rattles begin to erode
passenger satisfaction.
Industrilas vibration-resistant access
solutions for trains are expertly
designed and manufactured to
stand up against the elements and
vibrations over the long run. They
not only make the journey more
comfortable and less stressful for
passengers, but also for crews and
maintenance staff who appreciate
durability, ease of use and proper
compression.
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Environmental & Mechanical
Challenges
• Vibrations, heat, cold, water,
salt, snow, ice, dirt
Design & Engineering Features
• Acid-proof stainless steel (AISI
316)
• Proper compression
• Vibration-resistant according
to DIN EN 61373
• Sealed to IP65 for excellent
ingress protection
• Fast and easy to install
Aesthetic & Ergonomic Benefits
• Sophisticated look and feel
• Clever flush-mounted design
• Exceptional ease of use
• Will not buzz, squeak or rattle
Serving the Sector for
Decades
Industrilas has been developing,
designing and manufacturing
world-class access solutions for the
transportation sector for over 40
years. All with total control over the
entire in-house production chain
from design and manufacturing
to final surface treatments and
assembly. So by the time they leave
our house, you can be sure they
are 100% ready for your specific
application.
We also deliver to the power
generation and distribution
industries. Our solutions can be
found on outdoor substations,
switchgear cabinets and enclosures
for generators, as well as on train
overhead line conductors. The
main objectives for this type of
application are to ensure safety,
to guarantee functionality of the
unit and to withstand weather
conditions such as rain, snow, heat,
cold and thunderstorms.
Designed In-House.
Destined to Travel.
Fortunately for us and our
customers, nothing gets our
product engineers and designers
more fired up than an unusually
tough nut to crack. Whenever a
problem related to trains or heavy
machinery comes our way, our team
will be up to the challenge.
Partners in Perfection
The secret to our success is your
participation. We find that the
more our customers want to be
involved, the better the end results
are. That is why, when you come to
us with your idea or problem, we
guide and engage you throughout
the entire process from design
to manufacturing. In that way,
together we create solutions that
are well thought through and
deliver the perfect combination of
function, safety, ease of use and
flawless look and feel.
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Tried and Tested
With decades of experience
under our belt, we know how
much customers value our
unique solutions and our modular
approach that enables them to
pick and choose from a variety of
alternatives. And when it comes
to ensuring the right quality for
transportation applications, we can
guarantee:
• BSR (Buzz, Squeak and Rattle)
extermination
• Crash tests to ensure nothing
comes loose
• Vibration- and shock resistant
according to DIN EN 61373
• Automotive quality in
accordance with IATF 16949
Somewhere Near You
Today Industrilas is present in over
40 countries around the world
including eight full-service hubs
and three manufacturing facilities,
allowing us to keep lead times to a
minimum and provide local service
for our customers. To find a local
contact, please visit industrilas.com.
Solutions that Last
Industrilas offers a plethora of
standard and customised solutions.
Here are a few examples of the
product categories that are
applicable to the railway industry.
The range of quarter-turns and
their area of use are endless.
They can be designed for simple
applications, in stainless steel with
vibration resistance, as water and
dustproof and with a trapezoidal
thread. You can design the
quarter-turns however you like by
combining your choice of housing,
nut, insert, washer, screw and cam.
Sealing profiles and edge
protections help you to keep a
cabinet airtight, to reduce wear and
tear or reduce the risk of cutting
yourself on sharp edges.
Industrilas offers a wide variety of in. The handles come in acid-proof
hinges for the transportation sector. stainless steel and stainless steel.
All are chock and vibration-tested,
with many versions in stainless
steel. We also offer a multitude of
hinges for applications that require
a lesser amount of strength.
The Industrilas Vision™ product
family is the leading latching system Visit us at InnoTrans: Hall: 3.1,
for absolute protection against the Stand: 460
elements. Vision swing handles are
available in turn-to-latch versions contact@industrilas.com
where the door is locked by turning
the key, or push-to-latch versions +46 (0) 10 130 7500
where the spring-loaded cam
latches when the handle is pushed www.industrilas.com
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Anti-Drumming of Rail Vehicles
S o that the peace and
quiet is not left by the
wayside: our flame-retardant
sound deadening solution
absorbs structure-borne
noise in trains.
Solvent-Free Artificial
Resin Dispersion
Achieves High Acoustic
Effectiveness
When talking about travel comfort,
it’s not only speed, comfortable
seating and legroom that are
important, so too is a feeling of
spaciousness within the train
compartment or aircraft cabin.
Passengers who wish to work or rest
undisturbed during their journey
can choose quiet compartments
in trains, where speaking loudly,
mobile phone use and other noisy
activities are prohibited. In order to
reduce the structure-borne noise
of the rail carriages themselves and
therefore to create the quietest-
possible environment inside, many
rolling stock manufacturers use
sound deadening. The metal sheets
used in the interior construction
of carriages – for cladding for
example – are covered in sound-
deadening materials to dampen
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the noise caused by the metal
sheets. The paint and coating
experts at griwecolor GmbH have
two products in their portfolio that
have been developed for this area
of application: griwephon AN2-800
and griwephon light AN2-900.
The product range has now under
been expanded to include the new
griwephon AN2-750/EU, which
is classified as a non-flammable
product, class A2, according to DIN
EN 13501-1. The product passed
the toxicological testing for use in
rail vehicles with flying colours. All
three ready-to-use one-component
solutions have also been tested for
fire behaviour in accordance with

EU rail vehicle standard EN 45545-2.
griwephon AN2-800 and AN2-
900 meet the requirement sets
R1, R2, R3, R6, R7 and R17 in the
hazard levels HL1, HL2 and HL3.
Furthermore, all three products
have a very high acoustic
effectiveness in accordance with
DIN EN ISO 6721-3.
Some people find that the
monotonous noise produced by
train wheels on the tracks makes
them sleepy; others struggle to
cut out external influences of this
kind in order to sleep or work in
a concentrated manner. Sound
insulation and the reduction
of structure-borne noise in rail
vehicles to give passengers a
relaxing journey is therefore a big
challenge for engineers. Although
some components can be produced
from alternative materials, it is
often not possible to avoid thin-
walled sheet metal constructions,
where significant vibration is
unavoidable. This causes irritating
background noises.
AN2-750/EU has been classified as
a non-combustible product, class
A2, in line with DIN EN 13501-1; it
has also passed the toxicity and
smoke gas density test in line with
the DB Systemtechnik specifications
without a hitch. It therefore meets
the requirement set R1 for HL1,
HL2 and HL3 for application in
rail vehicles with regard to smoke
development and toxicity. Like the
two variants already on the market,
the sound deadening solution
based on aqueous synthetic resin
dispersion is also hydrophobic and
solvent-free.
Sound Insulation
through Structure-
Borne Noise Absorption
Large-scale sheet metal is often
used in the manufacture of railway
carriages. These vibrate when the
train is moving, producing noise.
This structure-borne noise spreads
almost unhindered and without loss
in metal vehicle components. These
sound waves are then transmitted
to the air so that the sound occurs
as an audible noise inside the
car. In order to prevent this noise
generation, which can be irritating,
homogeneous layers are placed
between the individual elements
for internal damping. Thanks
to its composition of inorganic
components in conjunction with
a low proportion of organic
components, the girwecolor sound-
deadening solution achieves a very
high acoustic damping effect. When
the griwephon layer penetrates
the material to which it has been
applied, the vibrational energy of
the material is largely eliminated
because it converts high-frequency
vibrations into low-frequency ones.
As a result, rail vehicle bodies emit
less noise to the air in their interior
space.
Thanks to the application of a
filler combination made of various
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mineral substances, such as
aluminium hydroxide, as well as the
development of a special binder
with high toughness, an application
thickness in double sheet thickness
up to 5mm is possible. The quality
of the filler and the unusual layer
thickness are jointly responsible
for the high absorption rate.
Another advantage of the mineral
components is their low thermal
conductivity.
Easy Processing without
Health Risks
Thanks to its composition, the
sound-deadening solution can be
applied both with airless devices,
with a ratio of at least 60:1, and
with reciprocating pump devices,
with atomising air of roughly 12:1,
or screw conveyors with atomising
air with an inlet pressure of 3 to 4
bars. Manual application using a
spatula or mortar adhesive trowel is
also possible. The sound-deadening
solution is characterised by a high
level of stability when applied to
vertical surfaces. In wet application,
a layer thickness of up to 5mm is
possible in one go, without the
product slipping off or cracks
forming on the surface.
After the drying process, the layer
thickness is approximately 4 to
4.5mm.
Further information at
www.griwecolor.de.
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product series
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Our sound deadening solution with griwephon AN2-800 and

very high acoustic effectiveness. griwephon light AN2-900
meet various requirement sets
Tested and approved in accordance
in the hazard levels HL1-HL3.
with EN 45545-2.
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Environmental friendly water born
fire protection requirements:
coating with high solid content and
classified as non-flammable, class
VOC < 0.6 g/litre.
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Selite
Low-Frequency EMC Problems? Selite Is a
Problem Solver

If you have a problem with electromagnetic emissions and want to be relieved of the
technological complexity the development of effective EMC shielding requires, SELITE is
a qualified partner capable of analysing, studying, designing, prototyping, producing and
delivering innovative electromagnetic shielding for low-frequency emissions.

In a world that is increasingly
complex from a regulatory
standpoint and more and more
‘electric’ in terms of mobility,
electromagnetic shielding is
essential to ensuring the proper
functioning of sophisticated
transport and signalling systems,
and to protecting passengers from
continuous and prolonged exposure
to electromagnetic fields as well.
Over 20 Years’ Expertise
in the Railway Industry
The experience gained in a complex
field like the railway sector has
enabled the company to develop
low-frequency EMC shielding
technologies and processes that can
respond effectively and promptly to
various customer needs:
• Ensuring compliance with EMC
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 of on-board systems
• Protecting the safety and health
of people
Like all transportation systems, the
railways are also evolving: ERTMS
will be adopted all over Europe,
bringing significant benefits to the
industry in terms of sustainability
and safety. SELITE has been working
for years with leading companies
in the rail industry to meet all the
technical regulatory requirements
and design the most appropriate
low-frequency EMC shielding to
protect the ERTMS equipment from
possible interference. Now more
than ever, effective and efficient
shielding is important to ensure the
reliability of the entire system and
enable its deployment throughout
the entire European network.
How Can SELITE Solve
Your Low-Frequency
EMC Problems?
Working for the railway industry
means not making mistakes:
standards consider only zero-defect
solutions, because passengers’
maximum safety on board
depends on the proper operation
of the train. This is why SELITE
has developed SKUDOTECH®, an
innovative shielding technology
with unique shielding capabilities.
Thanks to its strengths,
SKUDOTECH® technology is the real
and practical answer to any low-
frequency EMC shielding problem:
1. Effectiveness: it cuts down over
99% of EMC emissions, 4 times
more than traditional material.
2. Lightness: the possibility of
using very limited thickness,
even as low as 0.1mm, is crucial customer needs. SELITE is both an
for applications that need to experienced and highly qualified
Rolling Stock Components & Materials
be extremely light. Reducing partner when involved in the early
the weight of a transport stages of a project, as well as a
vehicle has a positive impact consultant ready to solve problems
on performance, as well as on and find solutions when the need
energy consumption and the and urgency arise to shield products
environment. or installations that are in progress
or already in existence.
3. Practicality: it is also easily
applicable to existing solutions. In a nutshell, SKUDOTECH®
technology can be applied at each
4. Reliability and durability: it is stage of an EMC shielding project:
resistant to corrosion and its before, during and after. It is this
effectiveness exceeds the life of versatility, combined with SELITE’s
the device. adaptive approach, that brings
significant benefits in terms of:
5. Sustainability: at the end of
the lifecycle of the train or • Reduced time to market
the component it is easy to • Cost savings
separate, process and reuse
because it is 100% recyclable. Many companies successfully
manage EMC shielding in-house.
6. Versatility: it adapts to the
design without compromising
But low-frequency EMC shielding,
because of its technological
the performance of the vehicle. complexity, often requires the
For example, with SKUDOTECH®
technology high-tension cables
involvement and support of a
reliable outside expert ready to
can be wound on to trains help, like SELITE.
without excessive and bulky
structures.
Have You Faced an EMC
Problem Late in the
Day?
SELITE designs low-frequency EMC
shielding from scratch (native Contact us!
shielding), but is often involved in
EMC shielding projects for existing info@seliteshielding.com
products, facilities or components +39 039 9167 701
that need more effective shielding
(adaptive shielding).
www.seliteshielding.com
This dual approach allows SELITE
to move nimbly within an industry
that is complicated, not least
from a regulatory point of view,
and to respond promptly to
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Cummins
Hydrogen and Batteries – Two
Technologies to Move the Industry
D ecarbonisation presents
the rail industry with
some challenges, but it
starts from a good place.
The industry is recognised as one
of the most efficient in the global
transportation sector. Even so,
adding newer, cleaner technologies
will require investment, imagination
and change. And while there’s
unlikely to be a one-size-fits-
all technology solution, several
technologies are moving forward
at pace right now offering the
prospect of integrated and hybrid
solutions, and paths forward for the
industry.
The challenges in rail, particularly
freight, are specific. When
locomotives travel long distances,
considerable energy has to be
carried on-board. When that energy
needs to be replenished, a suitable
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infrastructure has to be in place.
The need to maintain precise
schedules means that the time
needed to replenish energy has to
be factored in. And there are other
considerations too, such as noise
impact on the environment.
All of this matters as rail explores
alternative, more sustainable fuel
sources, and everyone in the rail
space is on the same journey to
evaluate their viability. So, let’s

look at the two main contenders –
hydrogen fuel cells and batteries.
The Case for Hydrogen
Across the transportation
space, hydrogen is an emerging
technology, yet with a longer
history than many realise. The
space programme depended on
hydrogen as rocket fuel, and the
first hydrogen-powered road vehicle
appeared in the mid-1960s.
Some urban public transport is
already hydrogen-powered, and
car makers are dipping their toe in
the water, although the refuelling
infrastructure to support cars is in
its infancy.
Rail is ahead of this curve. Hydrogen
trains are already in service and
have been for some years. The
Coradia iLint powered by Cummins
fuel cell modules that run on
hydrogen has been in successful
day-to-day commercial service
in Europe since 2018, carrying up
to 300 passengers as much as
1000km. Germany, Japan and the
United Kingdom have all made
hydrogen trains part of their plans
to decarbonise their national rail
networks.
The fuel cells that power
locomotives and trains like
the Coradia iLint are based
on technology that generates
electricity through a chemical
reaction combining hydrogen
and oxygen. Unlike fossil fuels,
these resources are abundant and
available. The process of releasing
hydrogen from water of course
needs energy, but that energy
can be generated from renewable
sources including wind and solar
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power. Importantly, the technology
is developing quickly to do this cost-
effectively at scale.
In many ways, the case for hydrogen
power in rail is already strong. At
point of use, hydrogen fuel cells
produce zero harmful emissions,
just the water yielded by the
chemical reaction in the cells.
Range is not a problem for
hydrogen technology for most rail
applications. Hydrogen fuel cells
have impressive energy storage
density, and their power density and
efficiency will only improve as the
technology develops making it a
good fit in more applications.
Critically for rail, hydrogen
offers refuelling advantages too.
Effectively, vehicles can be refuelled
with hydrogen as quickly and
easily as with diesel and be ready
to return to service in a matter of
minutes.
And the electric motors powered by
hydrogen fuel cells are quiet, a real
plus in built-up rail environments.
How does hydrogen need to
develop to be fit for rail? Well, the
materials used in the fuel cells are
not cheap, so manufacturing scale
is needed to bring costs down. And
of course, the supply chain too
must and will develop, as will the
refuelling infrastructure around the
rail network globally.
The Case for Batteries
power electric motors quietly and
release no emissions. If renewably
generated electricity is used to
power charging stations, the carbon
benefits can be great.
A key to the viability of battery-
powered trains is the energy
density of the batteries. Fewer
batteries lead to less complex and
therefore more robust systems.
In common with the automotive
world, charging time is a focus
too. Batteries can’t currently
match the replenishment time of
hydrogen or diesel, but here again,
the technology is moving swiftly
forward.
batteries are both likely to feature
in rail’s powertrain technology mix.
Each technology will probably slot
into the sector in different places,
based on where its combination of
advantages fits best. And as hybrid
solutions, perhaps combined with
high-efficiency diesel engines in
the shorter term, they can provide
a bridge to the decarbonised rail
industry of the future.
Cummins is at the forefront of the
technology that our decarbonised
future depends on. Wherever you
are on your journey, we can help
you stay ahead of the curve.

Find out more at cummins.com

Driven by decarbonisation goals,
the automotive industry globally
is progressing towards battery
electric vehicles at speed, because
batteries are well-suited to
passenger cars, capable of providing
the power and range consumers
need.
Their strength is the robustness and
reliability of the core technology.
Like hydrogen fuel cells, batteries
And battery systems have another
trick up their sleeve – regenerative
breaking. The massive energy
created by a passenger or freight
train slowing down can greatly
boost battery capacity.
Full Steam Ahead?
The urgency of the net-zero future
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Gmeinder and Its Yellow Fleet Gearbox Family
G GT GMEINDER
GETRIEBETECHNIK GmbH
from Mosbach, Germany is
continuously strengthening
its position in the supply of
gearboxes for the Yellow
Fleet.
Gmeinder is a market leader in
gearboxes and drives for special
purpose vehicles, railway cranes,
track inspection vehicles, tampers,
machines for track construction and
renewal, maintenance vehicles, etc.
Decades of experience and know-
how at Gmeinder, passed down
from generation to generation,
is your guarantee of quality and
reliability.
The company is now releasing
a range of upgraded gearboxes
on the market. Firstly, there is
the GGT 224S range of shiftable
gearboxes for cranes and multi-
purpose vehicles. This is a two-
stage helical gearbox with two
different ratios optimised for cold
environments (-40°C). The gearbox
or the complete drive can be tested
in such temperature conditions at
Wikov MGI, a sister company, where
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they have experience in testing
gearboxes for arctic conditions.
The gearbox is equipped with a
switching mechanism for the three
positions: travel mode, working
mode and position for towing. The
switching mechanism is mechanical
with a sliding sleeve that catches
the corresponding claws of a gear
coupling. The switching mechanism
can work only when stopping the
vehicle. This type of gearbox is not
powered by an electric traction
motor, as is common on most rolling
stock, but by one or two hydrostatic
motors on one or both sides of the
gearbox.

Another type is the GGT 263S/630
gearbox for maintenance vehicles.
Again, this is a two-stage helical
gearbox, this time with a fixed gear
ratio. The gearbox housing is made
of aluminium alloy for the necessary
weight reduction. The gearbox is
optimised for very low working
speeds under full load (< 1km/h).
This requires a specially designed
gearbox to ensure a sufficient oil
supply to the bearings and gears
during all load conditions, even on
steep uphill and downhill rides. This
could be achieved without an oil
pump.
The GGT 275 gearbox range
has undergone another major
innovation. This series is again
designed for maintenance vehicles.
Compared to the other series, it
has been possible to implement
essential features. The GGT 275
gearbox series allows the use of
several fixed gear ratios without
changing the size of the gearbox
housing. Again, this is a two-stage
helical gearbox for maintenance
vehicles. Three different fixed gears
and two motor interfaces can be
used. This gearbox series has been
optimised for very low working
speeds under full load (< 1 km/h). It
is also important to note that the
gearbox is available in two versions,
one standard version directly
mounted on the axle shaft and a
suspended version with a hollow
shaft in the gearbox and a coupling
to the axle shaft.
Finally, it should be noted that the
gearboxes could be equipped with
a remote condition-monitoring
system that was developed in-house
at Gmeinder. GGT-GearSaver® is
a unique system using only one
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complex sensor that is capable
of monitoring the operating
temperature of oil, relative oil
humidity, oil level, oil conductivity
and ferromagnetic particle
contamination. This system brings
the customer a completely new
and measurement-based solution
for preventive maintenance, which
saves valuable resources, minimises
or even prevents damage incidents
and reduces maintenance costs.
GGT GMEINDER GETRIEBETECHNIK
GmbH
Anton-Gmeinder-Str. 9–19
74821 Mosbach
Germany¬
+49 6261 806 121
info@gmeinder.de
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IGW Excited to Be Present at InnoTrans
T his month, InnoTrans is
taking place in physical
form for the first time since
covid entered the world
stage.
InnoTrans is a major international
trade fair for rail technology and
rolling stock that takes place in
Berlin every two years. At the trade
fair, prominent players in the rail
market come together to showcase
their products and skills.
One of those major players in
the rail market will of course be
IGW. The manufacturer has been
focusing on railway solutions since
1993 and has established itself
on the market as a reliable and
premium quality partner for a
variety of railway solutions.
If you’re planning to visit InnoTrans
from 20–23 September, make sure
to give IGW a visit at the Berlin
Messe in Hall 20, Booth 460.
Continue reading to see why IGW is
a must-visit exhibitor at InnoTrans
this year!
Focused on Railway
The rail market is a niche market
and requires a highly specialised
approach. With millions of people
and companies depending on public
transportation by trains, trams and
metros, reliability is of the highest
importance.
The rail market has varying
applications. From heavy-
duty locomotives to light rail
applications, from low-speed city
metros to very high-speed trains,
IGW is your engineering partner for
any drive solution. In addition to
a premium quality product, it also
offer a full service from an extensive
requirement analysis to premium
production and future overhaul
services with immediate response.
This is thanks to the company’s
international presence and its local
expert technicians.
A Full-Service Partner
As an OEM or railway operator
it’s important to look for
perfect partners who can offer
a comprehensive service that is
customised, complete and above
all, trustworthy. IGW has been
such partner since 1993. It offers a
range of services for railway drive
systems, couplings and complete
wheelsets. The services IGW offers
include repair, maintenance &
overhauls, spare part supply, re-
engineering, assembly and test
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training and additional activities
such as spare couplings, RFU parts,
re-ratio-projects and more.
A Proud Coupling
Supplier
Couplings are a big part of
IGW’s product portfolio. In the
beginning, IGW supplied couplings
that originated from qualified
subcontractors. For a few years
now, IGW has had its own in-house
coupling capability. Just like its
gearboxes, the couplings are tested
in-house, giving IGW complete
control over all process steps.
IGW couplings are designed and
manufactured to the standards
of innovation and excellence that
have made it a trusted brand in the
railway market.
Thanks to its many years of
experience in the field, IGW has
got the insight to focus on design
features with a proven reliability,
and to avoid those that have caused
problems in the field. By using the
latest engineering software and
simulation tools, as well as test
benches, IGW ensures lifetime
performance and minimal life-cycle
cost starting from the design phase.
All IGW couplings are subjected to
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its gearbox testing equipment and
experience to its full advantage.

By working close with leading

industrial partners and universities,
IGW continues to innovate coupling
technology, improve energy
efficiency and reduce life-cycle
cost. That way, IGW makes sure the
coupling market is always moving
forth.

Gearboxes
The right gearbox is essential
to guarantee a fully functional
application. Heat, cold and
challenging landscapes are always
factors to be taken into account.
Therefore, IGW makes sure all
provided products are tested in
the right circumstances for its
customers’ projects.

IGW has been providing customised,

robust and efficient gear systems
for the complex rail market for
almost 30 years. In this time span,
it has delivered more than 100,000
gearboxes for the most prestigious
rail projects all over the world. The
focus of its products always lies on
safety, minimised maintenance and
low noise, all while considering the
many challenges the environment
might bring. To give an example,
a tram running daily in the heat
and challenging landscape of San
Francisco, US, will have different
requirements than a train running
through the snowy, cold hills of
Sweden.

We’re excited to see IGW and all

other world class railway partners
in the flesh again this year. We
wish all exhibitors and visitors a
wonderful time at the 2022 edition
of InnoTrans.

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Millions of people and companies depend on
trains, trams and metros every single day.
Reliability is crucial. IGW provides customized,
robust and efficient gear systems for this unique
market for more than 25 years. So far, we have
delivered over 100,000 gearboxes and couplings
for the most prestigious rail projects all over the
world.

www.igwpower.com
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The Innovative Light Train: Cutting-Edge Rolling
Stock Designed in France on Rails Soon
Tomorrow’s transport: a dynamic rural world, with a futurist silhouette
T he Innovative Light Train
will be in the spotlight
during InnoTrans 2022 held
in Berlin this month.
Texelis and its partners launched
the Innovative Light Train concept
in 2020. The project presents a new
approach to rolling stock with an
eco-friendly transmission (hydrogen
and battery cells), light materials,
no bogies to reduce the weight,
and various additional innovations
that combine to create a new and
interesting choice for rural and
regional lines. Its light weight allows
it to cope with older rural rail lines,
with fewer track maintenance costs
involved. Overall, the new design
will save 30% on current rural train
production costs.
For this project, Texelis’s power
transmission system will bring the
newest wheel/traction links in the
industry and enable an innovative
train, which is both light in weight
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and eco-friendly.
Our Project Objectives:
Light Structure, Lower
Carbon Footprint, Lower
Costs
Funded by ADEME, led by SNCF,
together with Texelis, Thales, CAF,
Alstom, Wabtec, FERROCAMPUS,
Capgemini, Cerema, Ektacom and
the RAILENIUM Technological
 Research Institute, the Innovative
Light Train aims to revive ‘regional
services’ and improve mobility
between regions while reducing
transport costs for passengers.

With less costly set-up and

maintenance, the Innovative Light
Train allows for the testing of new
work and maintenance techniques.
Its advanced technology will lead to
lower overall lifecycle costs, as well
as vehicle automation.

Digitalisation will enable

simplified traffic management. The
modernisation of signalling and the
digitalisation of the driver interface
will ensure that trains arrive on
time.

The implementation of
technological innovations will
reduce track wear by limiting the
impact of dynamic forces and
axle loads, while ensuring better
passenger comfort and safety.
Its electric motor and weight will
reduce its carbon footprint.

Developed by Texelis, the futuristic

ground connection system
eliminates the need for a bogie and
allows substantial savings in energy
and maintenance costs.

The Innovative Light Train will

call at regional and rural stations,
revamping local rail lines, and
boosting activity in places where
rail was no longer an option.

This key innovation will enable

remarkable performance in terms
of energy savings (batteries,
hydrogen) and speed (100 to 120
km/h) while maximising passenger
comfort and safety.

We aim to implement these

The Innovative Light Train will act as a rural people mover with high frequencies and speeds
from 100 to 120km/h

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 technological innovations and
launch a first prototype between
2024 and 2026.
Through this project, Texelis and its
partners are committed to going
beyond current railway concepts by
proposing a train that will achieve
complete carbon neutrality: a great
way to contribute to the railway
industry’s efforts to limit negative
effects on the environment and
climate.
With a 90 million EUR budget, the
Innovative Light Train project is
partly funded by ADEME, the French
Agency for Ecological Transition.
SNCF will bring its know-how and
industry expertise together with
Tier I railway industry names in
addition to Texelis. CAF will design
the entire train body, Wabtec
will provide the brake, door and
pneumatic systems as well as the
energy management, while Alstom
will provide the hydrogen system
which will add to the batteries.
Connecting to main transport hubs is key to regional dynamics in Europe: The Innovative Light Train in Bordeaux-St. Jean Train Station
Where Can You See the About Texelis
Innovative Light Train at
InnoTrans? Texelis has been designing and
Hall 20, Booth 570
Texelis will be exhibiting several
models of the train, including
a ground liaison design and
animations of the Innovative Light
Train.
Hall 4.2, Booth 130
CAF will also present models of the
Innovative Light Train and video
animations.
Hall 6.1, Booth 108
Capgemini will showcase its
expertise to support the rail
transformation in a highly
connected, digitalised and
sustainable world.
Hall 3.2, Booth 400
Railenium Institute will organise a
speaking corner on the Innovative
Light Train on Tuesday 20
September, 4pm.
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producing axle systems and power
transmissions for military vehicles,
metros, trams, buses, and airport
people movers for over 40 years.
Its key expertise consists in the
conversion of any type of power-
generated engine force into the
most efficient vehicle movement.
The company employs over 300
people and operates from a
35,000m² manufacturing facility on
the outskirts of Limoges, France.
The company’s turnover was 91
million EUR in 2019. Texelis has been
providing its expertise in power
transmission and engineering
solutions in several metro projects
such as Montreal, Mexico, Santiago,
Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lausanne and
Lille, as well as tram systems around
the world.
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Wikov
American Trams Get Their Heart from the
Czech Republic
A lthough the popularity
of trams in the United
States is far below the level
of their popularity on the
old continent, tram lines still
enjoy popularity in several
American cities.
At present, more than two thirds of
gearboxes installed in trams on new
lines in the USA were manufactured
by the Czech producer Wikov.
PCC as Salvation
“Our role in the renaissance of
American tram transport is key.
And it is also worth mentioning
how much the USA and the Czech
Republic are connected in this way,”
says Martin Sychrovský, Marketing
Director of Wikov, at the beginning
of the historical talk. So let’s go back
to the period after the First World
War, when the rapid development
of motoring in the USA began to
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seriously threaten tram transport.
“Back then, only small two-axle
trams were produced, which did
not have a chance to succeed
economically compared to cars and
buses. It was necessary to come
up with a new concept – a modern
tram design with a large passenger
capacity and user comfort and
which wouldn’t be forced out of
the streets of big cities easily,”
says Sychrovský, illustrating the
situation.
The new concept was called the PCC
(President’s Conference Committee).

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The Miracle Did Not
Happen, But…
In the autumn of 1936, the first PCC
trams rolled out on the streets of
New York. They featured rotating,
two-axle chassis guaranteeing
quieter and smoother operation
as well as other innovations. Each
axle had its own traction motor,
with the axes of the motors being
perpendicular to the axles. In
addition, the trams’ speed was
controlled by a multistage resistor,
the so-called accelerator.

“However, the miracle didn’t

happen. In the years 1936–1952,
only about 5,000 units of trams of
the PCC concept were produced
in the USA. But… the Americans
started selling licences for the PCC
concept,” Sychrovský explains.
Licence for Tatra
Smíchov
In 1948, the Czechoslovak company
Tatra Smíchov signed a licensing
agreement on co-operation in
the production of PCC-type trams
with the Americans. In 1951, the
first T1 tram using PCC elements
was manufactured. The T2 car was
later added to the product line. The
most successful was the T3 tram,
which came on the market in 1962.
Incredibly almost 14,000 units were
made, and entry into the Guinness
Book of Records soon came in 1988.
While trams were very successful
in our country, in the USA the
trend was the opposite. It wasn’t
until 2001 that Portland built a
completely new tram network
on the west coast of the USA and that we will also play a leading
equipped it with low-floor Škoda role in other American cities that
Elektra 10T trams from the Czech
Republic!
plan to open new tram lines,” Mr
Sychrovský concludes.
The Circle Is Closed
Wikov MGI a.s. – manufacturing
Two years later, Tacoma (Inekon facility
Trio 12 trams), Salt Lake City,
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Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Czech Republic
Oklahoma City and Tempe decided
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these cities have trams with the
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the proverbial circle,” states the
marketing director. More than 60
percent of trams on newly built
lines in the United States use Wikov
gearboxes. “Compared to the world,
the North American tram market
is still rather marginal, but Wikov
doesn’t have to care. We believe

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YOUR RAILWAY PARTNER

Connections: a key link in the

railway power chain

As an industry partner and key supplier in the international railway

sector for more than 30 years, we have a clear insight into your
challenges and expectations, such as service continuity, extreme
weather conditions and mechanical stresses.

We provide an effective response with optimized solutions, whether

for high-speed, main-line, suburban or regional trains, or tramways
and underground railways.

www.staubli.com

Stäubli Electrical Connectors, ec.marcom@staubli.com

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Is Your Train Safely and Comfortably Connected?

Modular Power Connectors for the Entire Traction Chain

The MPC allows for speedy handling and contact reliability during maintenance periods, which brings the entire train back into operation
and back on the rails faster

R ail operators are aware

that expectations of
service availability are high.
Rail companies and passengers
expect smooth operations on
the railways. Trains should run
challenges of the market.

Along the Entire

There is no tolerance for
accepting disruptions.
Providing a comfortable and
reliable transport service is key to
attracting passengers. This includes
electrical connectors that are space-
saving and lightweight in design
without sacrificing performance.
Instead of using multiple single-pole
connectors, operators benefit more
from using multi-pole connectors.
day and night and on schedule.
They are subject to extreme
weather conditions and the
highest mechanical stresses.
Reliable, lightweight and easy-
to-use Stäubli connectors help
minimise vehicle downtime and
equipment maintenance needs.
As an industry partner and key
supplier in the international railway
sector for more than 30 years,
Stäubli Electrical Connectors has
a comprehensive insight into the
Traction Chain
Essential electrical connections
in trains are applications along
the entire traction chain, such as
motor connections between cars,
converters and all subsystems. The
universal, compact and modular
Stäubli Modular Power Connector
(MPC) is a product solution that
increases process efficiency
throughout the entire life-cycle

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The Modular Power Connector (MPC)
of the train from installation to
maintenance work. When replacing
engines and motors, the quick
section separation makes the train
ready for use again more quickly.
Regarding the planning and wiring
of the traction chain, there are good
reasons to use modular multi-pole
connectors instead of several single-
pole connectors or junction boxes.
Modular multi-pole connectors
save space:
On modern trains, there is less and
less space available. Therefore, it is
advantageous to propose a solution
that is precisely adapted to the
number of cables to be managed.
Time saved during operation
reduces total cost of
ownership (TCO):
The installation or disassembly of
two, three and four-pole connectors
takes less time than installing many
one-pole connectors. This is true for
initial installation by the supplier or
harness manufacturer and the OEM,
as well as for commercial use by the
final operator.
The design time of the train is also
reduced by integrating one model
compared to multiple models,
taking into account all interfaces
that are in place on a traction chain.
Real Modularity
The MPC is an internationally
recognised product for railway
applications. The modular system
allows application-specific
connectors to be configured.
Different standard modules can
be stacked next to each other
and easily set up so they can also
be positioned vertically. Due to
the different contact diameters
and cable cross-sections, which
range from 10 to 240mm², various
insulating bodies are available, all
of which can be combined. Optional
coding prevents reverse polarity.
Stäubli engineers have developed
the MPC for railway applications in
harsh environments. The connector
is vibration and shock-tested
according to EN 61373 (bogie
mounting validated) and corrosion
resistant (240h salt spray test
according to EN 60068-2-112). When
connected, it is also IP66, IP67 and
IP69K-rated. The electrical contacts
are of high quality and, in addition
to a long service life, ensure more
than 500 plug-in cycles without
affecting the electrical values. The
MULTILAM technology guarantees
efficient power transmission
with constant contact force and
low transition resistance. The
connection is as reliable as it is
low-maintenance due to the self-
cleaning effect.
Tested and Proven
Quality
The MPC modular connector meets
the requirements of the railway
market by fulfilling the most
stringent railway standards such as
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EN 50467. The high-performance
materials used enable compliance
Traction & Power Supplies
with the EN 45545-2 fire and smoke
standard. To ensure operation in
harsh environments such as brake
dust, dew, rain and salt spray, it
meets IEC 60512-11, IEC 61984-
11, EN 60068-2-11 and ASTM B117
standards.
Since 2015, the Stäubli Electrical
Connectors Competence Centre for
Railway Technology has operated
its own test laboratory in France.
Here, products are subjected to
rigorous testing over an area of
956m². The highlight of the lab is a
test stand for shock and vibration
tests in combination with thermal
loads. In the salt spray chamber,
Stäubli engineers can examine
the behaviour of connectors on
rail vehicles under environmental
influences on a realistic simulator.
The Stäubli Railway Competence
Centre with its specific test
laboratory recently successfully
obtained recertification according
to the latest IRIS (ISO/TS 22163)
standard. Stäubli products therefore
guarantee the highest quality
throughout the entire supply chain
of the railway industry.
Visit Stäubli at InnoTrans
At this year’s InnoTrans in Berlin,
Stäubli Electrical Connectors
will present its latest product
developments for the railway
industry.
Visitors to Stäubli (Hall 12 /
Booth 350) can obtain first-hand
information about the future
industry standard for light rail
vehicles.
Power conversion
systems to keep you
on track
- DC/DC Converters
- 1 ph DC/AC Inverters
- 3 ph DC/AC Inverters
- Bidirectional converters
- AC/AC Voltage Frequency Drivers
- Power supply custom design

Innovative power conversion systems

www.premiumpsu.com

Meet us at InnoTrans 2022

Booth 110, Hall 17
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Power Electronics Development: Staying on Track
P ower for rolling stock
applications was originally
all about traction, lighting,
and rudimentary signalling
with typically 110VDC from
the onboard batteries, which
connected to everything.
There was no guarantee to always
work properly, so individual
equipment had to withstand full
dropouts and surges.
Nowadays, data monitoring
and connectivity are vital to
detect possible defaults and
solve problems remotely. Rail
vehicles include electronics for
communications and users have
also increased the needs of power
supply for a better passenger
experience, which makes power
conversion key for all devices to run
smoothly.
Electrical and mechanical
components for the railway
industry need to provide reliable
and safe operations while
running under wide temperature
fluctuations, condensation,
electromagnetic interference and
shock and vibrations. Premium PSU
focuses on innovative high-power
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solutions designed to work in
trams, light rail, high-speed trains,
subways, locomotives and onboard
equipment that are present all over
the world.
New Products to Be
Presented at InnoTrans
2022
The upcoming InnoTrans exhibition
has been chosen by Premium
PSU to introduce the newest
developments in power supplies.
You will find us in Hall 17 Booth 110.
Among the standard product line
and some of the most innovative
custom designs, here are some of
the newest additions to our profile:
The CBS-10K is a single output DC/
DC converter that provides a peak
power of up to 10kW. With a 6kW
power average, this series offers
500VDC output and multiple input-
output voltage combinations, which
makes it the perfect auxiliary DC/
DC converter to feed critical DC link
loads in a compact and light design.
As an example of some of the state-
of-the-art custom designs, Premium
PSU will also be showcasing its
latest development to feed HVAC
systems: a 40kW three phase DC/
AC inverter that has become one
of the biggest milestones in terms
of product development. This new
solution includes a catenary filter,
two independent output three-
phase lines with VVF control, CAN
Open communication and has been
designed according to EN 50163.
All of it in a device that weighs less
than 60kg.
With the aim to offer solutions that
meet the needs of the market and
based on years of experience with
3 phase DC/AC inverters, Premium
PSU has also developed its first
standard bidirectional battery
charger. The BDS-10K is a 10kW
“Over 40 years of
experience in the
railway sector let us
offer a flexibility that
goes beyond meeting
standards.”
battery charger that acts as
an AC/DC power supply to charge
the batteries and also generates
alternating current through the
DC/AC inverter when the catenary
power is not provided.
Premium PSU does not only work on
developing higher power devices,
but also on providing efficient
and cost-effective solutions.
Nevertheless, the CLS-120 Series
has been conceived to operate with
battery voltages that range from
14.4 to 154VDC, becoming an ‘all-
in-one’ solution of universal input.
A compact 120W DC/DC converter
with high input-output isolation
that offers optional embedded
Oring and remote sensing.
As part of the new Spark Series,
which includes solutions designed
to get power straight from the
catenary line, the new OVX-6400 is
a 6400VA 3 phase sine wave DC/AC
inverter that meets EN 612587-1 and
EN 50155 standards among others.
In addition, this new Spark Series
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includes the CVS-280 DC/DC
converter with the same main
feature, getting power straight from
line contact to start the vehicle.
Devices for rolling stock require
the best protection for electrical
devices. Most of them share a
combination of higher-than-normal
reliability requirements by means
of quality standards. Developing
robust, safe and reliable solutions
that strictly comply with rolling
stock regulations is one of the main
goals at Premium PSU. Worldwide
train manufacturers and suppliers
for transportation projects rely on
Premium PSU’s power conversion
systems to reduce failures,
maintenance and costs.
Premium PSU
hello@premiumpsu.com
+34 93 223 26 85
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AKASOL by BorgWarner
Charging Forward to Accelerate the World’s Transition
to E-mobility
T he battery systems of
BorgWarner’s Akasol
brand have been providing
energy for multiple
electrified commercial
and industrial vehicles for
numerous years.
The modular approach does not
only offer remarkable flexibility,
scalability and safety, but also very
high economic efficiency.
With very high energy densities on
the system level and in our view
the most compact liquid cooling,
AKASOL battery systems have very
low space requirements and emit
only little heat. These are the ideal
preconditions for long battery life
with a high power output for safe,
reliable and durable operation.
Thanks to the modular design and
free scalability of the AKASystem,
we can tailor solutions to meet
our customers’ needs for bus,
commercial, industrial, rail and
marine applications.
AKASOL has developed high-
performance lithium-ion batteries
to serve specific applications,
adjusting characteristics such as cell
type, cycle life and cost per kWh.
AKASystem AKM POC:
High-End Technology
for Heavy-Duty
Performance
Hybrid and electric vehicles benefit
from a liquid-cooled and freely
scalable system that not only fulfils
the highest safety standards, but
also currently belongs to one of the
most powerful battery solutions in
the world. Robust, maintenance-free
and fast-charging, the AKASystem
AKM is ideal for use in commercial
hybrid and electric vehicles with
very high requirements when it
comes to life cycle, performance
and high system voltage.
From Cell to System:
Akasol’s Test and
Validation Centre
With the state-of-the-art test and
validation centre at our Darmstadt
location, we create optimal
conditions for all new and further
developments in the field of high-
performance lithium-ion battery
systems. From endurance tests,
high and low-temperature tests
in climatic chambers and tests of
electromagnetic compatibility
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in the EMC chamber, to leakage
and corrosion tests, and realistic
functional, performance and
aging tests: we make sure that
our products meet all necessary
standards to ensure maximum
safety.
Last year, we expanded test stands,
technologies and the necessary
expertise to simulate a wide variety
of environmental influences in our
facility, where we conduct tests
across all phases of development.
For this purpose, we have state-
of-the-art system test rooms,
a continuous-running room for
long-term tests, workshops with
diagnostics areas for cells, modules
and systems, and an electronics
laboratory. With this broad portfolio
of testing facilities, our test and
validation centre covers nearly all
major tests for our products, from
the cell and module levels through
to the completed battery system.
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PowerRail Expands to Larger Premises to Meet

Growing Demand

P owerRail, North America’s

leading manufacturer,
remanufacturer, and
distributor of aftermarket
locomotive parts and
components, has long been
known for its commitment
to quality, price, service and
delivery.

As that commitment has grown

over the past 19 years, so too has
the company, in more ways than
one.

CEO and Chairman of the Board,

Paul Foster, originally formed
PowerRail in 2003 in Wilkes-
Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. In 2006,
after unprecedented growth, the
company moved to a 7+ acre site in
the neighbouring town of Duryea,
including an 80,000sq.ft. warehouse
to support the company’s rapidly
growing business.
PowerRail’s new building in Exeter, USA
In March 2022, PowerRail
announced that it had purchased
a 200,000sq.ft. building and would
be moving its operations to a new
state-of-the-art facility located in
the nearby town of Exeter.
them globally. This new facility
will allow us to continue to grow
and provide our customers, both
domestic and international, with
the quality and service they have
come to expect from PowerRail.”

In early 2021, 15 years after moving
to Duryea, PowerRail was once
again feeling the pressure of
growing pains, so much so that a
relocation became inevitable. With
strong roots in the north-eastern
corridor of Pennsylvania, it began
the search for a new home in the
area.
“When I first started this
company 19 years ago, we were
simply a distributor,” said Foster.
“Over the years our business
model has changed, and now
we are much more than that.
Today we are manufacturing
and remanufacturing parts and
components, and we’re distributing
The new facility is more than double
the size of the Duryea location,
which housed the corporate
offices and distribution centre. The
additional warehouse space and
numerous receiving and shipping
docks will assist PowerRail in its
goal of providing on-time delivery
to customers around the world.

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Executive Vice-President Mark
Nolan shared, “Within our logo are

Traction & Power Supplies

the words, ‘Quality, Price, Service,
Delivery.’ Those four words are the
basis of our culture at PowerRail.
We continually strive to provide
enhanced products with cost-
savings, reliability, and quality in
mind.” Nolan went on to say, “The
development that will come with
this new building will allow us to
continue to grow and focus on
expanding our product offerings for
our customers.”

The relocation to the new facility

has also allowed PowerRail the
opportunity to consolidate some
of its existing locations. Currently
housed at PowerRail’s new main
campus in Exeter are the corporate
offices and distribution centre,
as well as two of PowerRail’s
manufacturing facilities, Avoca
Rail Products and Cooper Bearings.
Having all of these facilities under
one roof has allowed for more
efficient synergies between the
locations.
Avoca Rail Products is PowerRail’s
full-service fabrication and welding
facility, supplying the rail industry
with quality locomotive truck
/ bogie parts. Avoca Rail also
specialises in products such as
guide assemblies, traction motor
covers, exhaust chambers, spring
packs, and more. Cooper Bearings
provides remanufactured bearings
and journal boxes. They are the
leading experts in innovation and
quality of bearings and journal
boxes, used in both freight and
passenger locomotives and cars.
PowerRail’s new location not only
offers room for growth but will also
assist in reducing the company’s
carbon footprint. The new facility
includes a wide range of
Gear case production at PowerRail’s Avoca Rail Products facility
enviromentally friendly efficiencies, US. In addition, PowerRail offers
such as LED lighting, a highly locomotive rebuilds, overhauls
efficient HVAC system, energy- and mobile maintenance at its
efficient electrical systems for locomotive shop. PowerRail also
equipment and machinery, as well serves as a global supplier with
as a new environmentally safe locations in Europe and Australia.
powder coating system in lieu of
spray painting. Employees also
continue to participate in the Scan or click the QR code to
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which includes paper, cardboard,
and plastics.
Originally formed in 2003,
PowerRail is a United States-based
company, with several locations
in various parts of the world.
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Hedemora Turbo & Diesel

A Sustainable Turbocharger Manufacturer

H edemora Turbo & Diesel

was founded in 1903
and has more than 70 years
Our core values:

of experience in engine
manufacturing.
We are the original manufacturer
of Hedemora Turbochargers
and Hedemora Diesel Engines,
specialised in developing
turbochargers for a large range
of engines. We offer a complete
solution for your application
including development, engineering,
manufacturing, installation,
service, overhaul and testing of
turbochargers in our test cell.
• Customer-focused
• Responsibility
• Respect
• Communication
• Positive
Hedemora
Turbochargers
Hedemora Turbochargers are
designed for diesel, gas and dual-
fuel engines in the output range
between 1000kW and 4,200kW with
a single turbo solution. Hedemora
Turbochargers deliver high
performance over different ambient
conditions in different applications:
railway, marine and power &
energy. Each type of Hedemora
Turbochargers has different
configurations of the turbine and
compressor stages.
Focus on Quality,
Performance and
Support
We adapt the turbocharger for
each individual installation to
meet the engine requirements
and create added value with

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HS 6800
increased performance, reduced
emissions and improvements in fuel
consumption.
A Complete Retrofit
Concept
Retrofit with Hedemora
Turbochargers is a great solution
to increase the performance of
existing engines. We collect all
accessible engine data, customer
requirements and 3D-scan the
engine to get all interfaces with
high accuracy.
Our engineers process this
information to get the best turbo
matching and design a complete
HS 7800
retrofit kit that can be installed
on the engine without other
modifications. We have long
experience of retrofit on a big
number of different engines in
railway, marine, power and energy.
Successful retrofit extends the
lifetime of the engines.
Unique Technical
Competence Featuring
Design, Development,
Production and Testing
In-House
Engineering Hedemora Turbo &
Diesel specialises in the design,
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development, manufacturing
and maintenance of Hedemora
Traction & Power Supplies
turbochargers. Using 3D CAD
software and Turbocharger
matching simulation software, our
dedicated engineers ensure that
the turbocharger is optimised for
every specific engine application
when it comes to design,
performance, operation conditions
and installation. We use a 3D-laser
scanner technology to capture
and ensure correct interfaces are
established without interfering with
other components and optimise
the installation process for retrofit
projects.
Production
All rotating components are
individually balanced to ensure
optimal performance. At the
production stage, the turbocharger
is carefully assembled by
experienced technicians issuing
associated build records including
measurements and component
IDs for each turbocharger which is
being assessed in accordance with
our quality system before delivery.
Find us at InnoTrans 2022: Hall 18,
Stand 225
Ernst Dahlin
Senior Sales Manager
info@hedemoratd.com
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Miner Enterprises, Inc

It’s What’s Inside that Counts
A closer look into the most trusted components in the industry.

F rom the outside, railcar

parts may look the same.
But to truly understand what
goes into designing, refining and
supporting the top-performing
railcar components worldwide, let’s
take a look inside at the people,
process, and commitment to
performance that are the heart of
every Miner product.
A Legacy of Leadership
40 years ago, a game-changing
innovation was uncovered: Miner
TecsPak® technology. Almost
overnight, its unique elastomer
design doubled (and in many cases
tripled) product life expectancies
and provided a superior solution
to all-steel, rubber and urethane
products.
decades of experience give us
a unique understanding of how
to make railcars perform better
and for longer. That legacy lives
inside every TecsPak®-equipped
component we manufacture, and
it shows in their unsurpassed
performance.
Total Quality that
Comes from Complete
Manufacturing Control
Today, we still make every TecsPak®-
equipped draft gear and side
bearing in-house. There is no
better and more experienced
manufacturing team than our
own, and our total management of
the production process promises
consistent quality that meets or
exceeds the high expectations of
our customers.
longevity. Our dedicated product
development teams work with our
customers to determine the needs
and are inspired by their desire to
exceed limitations as we work to
continually improve the ways we
can be an indispensable partner in
long-term performance.
TecsPak®-Equipped
Draft Gears and Side
Bearings
The core of our top-performing
components is TecsPak technology.
Invented by us decades ago and
continuously improved ever since,
our TecsPak®-equipped product
line sets the industry standard for
global excellence and reliability.

Technology for the The Restless Spirit of

Toughest Environments
Since its introduction, TecsPak®
has been put to the test across
continents and in thousands of
hard-working applications. Our
Innovation
As the demands of the railcar
industry continue to evolve, Miner
continues to innovate and drive
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Proven Draft Gear
Performance
As a pioneer and industry leader
in draft gear design, Miner has
over 125 years’ experience and
has produced over 5 million units
operating in a wide variety of
services worldwide. Our TF-880™
TecsPak® friction draft gear is the
lightest weight high-performance
option, allowing extra payload
capacity and greater car design
flexibility.
With its patented elastomer
compression spring package and
proven friction clutch design, TF-
880 absorbs more energy and can
significantly reduce the transfer
of damaging forces to your railcar.
With a 37-year track record and over
1.4 million units in service, the TF-
880 is the most specified draft gear
in the industry.
Reliability that Runs for
Millions of Miles
Miner draft gears have consistently
demonstrated that their superior
Traction & Power Supplies
capacity actually increases over Inside Every Miner
time, even in the most punishing
service applications. In fact, our
Component Is a Promise
draft gears are known to perform of Partnership
as well as or better than new after
prolonged use. Tests have shown In everything that we do and in
Miner draft gears provide double- every product we make, you’ll find
digit increases in capacity well after a company-wide commitment to
1,000,000 miles of service. providing outstanding value and
customer-focused innovation.
Engineering Side We see ourselves as dedicated
partners in driving performance
Bearings to Reduce and productivity for your rail fleet.
Wear Now that you’ve been able to look
inside what goes into every Miner
product, we hope you’ll see it that
Miner TecsPak® Constant Contact way, too.
Side Bearings help minimise
railcar life-cycle costs by providing See us at InnoTrans 2022, Hall 9,
exceptional, proven control over Booth 550
the railcar truck instability known
as truck hunting. Manufactured
with the tightest tolerances in the
industry, our side bearings are able
to maximise energy absorption,
allowing railcars to operate at
high speeds while substantially
reducing truck and wheel wear to
extend service life and drive down
maintenance costs.
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LEGACY

LEADERSHIP
PROVEN PERFORMANCE

PEOPLE
PASSION

ENGINEERING
EXCLUSIVITY
EXPERIENCE
TRUST

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
INGENUITY

MILLIONS OF MILES
COMMITMENT

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE
TECHNOLOGY

TOUGHNESS
DRIVE

RELIABILITY
DEPENDABILITY

SECURITY

Discover the difference

inside original Miner equipment.
Inside every Miner brake beam and draft gear, hatch cover and gate, side bearing
and running board…you’ll discover a promise. An uncommon commitment to make
a difference–in the performance of your fleet, in the protection of your commodity, DRAFT GEARS
in the productivity and efficiency of your car. It’s a promise we’ve made and kept C O N S TA N T C O N TAC T S I D E B E A R I N G S
BRAKE BEAMS
daily, for 125 years and counting. And it’s why Miner is the most widely specified T E C S PA K
brand of railcar components in the industry. RAPID DISCHARGE SYSTEMS
H AT C H C OV E R S
RUNNING BOARDS
O U T L E T G AT E S
The Leader in Innovation and Technology. Simple. Reliable. Proven. BALLAST/MOW OUTLETS

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Discover Holmatro’s World of Rerailing @
InnoTrans 2022
Holmatro – We Help
Make the World Move
Forward
Supporting the green energy
transition (offshore wind farms,
recycling), enabling civil engineering
companies to build roads, bridges
or moving buildings, helping to
place trains back on track, reducing
downtime for production facilities
and making working with high-
pressure hydraulics safer; in all
these applications and many more,
our equipment and service concepts
are key to helping make the world
move forward.
Holmatro products are all about the
principle that only controlled power
can be deployed effectively. Still, for
over 55 years after the foundation
in 1967, we keep honouring our
traditional Dutch roots and
represent innovation, quality and
support. That is why we design,
develop, manufacture and test our
tools in-house. Our experience with
high-pressure hydraulics enables
us to seek out the boundaries of
what is technically possible. This
has made our tools lighter, more
compact, more durable and easier
to use.
Holmatro’s World of
Rerailing
When a railway vehicle derails, the
aim is to have the vehicle back
on track as soon as possible in a
safe and controlled manner. It is
important to have a system in place
that can do the job. Holmatro offers
rerailing systems that are suitable
for different rerailing applications.
The Holmatro rerailing systems are
built with three main elements in
mind:
•
•
safety
speed
• controllability
Safety
A safer rerailing system speaks for
itself simply because the recovery
team needs to work in a safe
environment. That’s why unique
safety features were added to the
Holmatro rerailing systems.
Speed
One of the main reasons why a
rerailing system needs to be fast is
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because time is crucial. Especially
when the downtime costs can
increase a lot every hour the track is
blocked.
If you have a system in place
which enables operators to work
up to two hours faster than other
systems on the market, you are able
to save a lot of time and money.
A great example of what makes the
Holmatro rerailing systems fast is
the use of lightweight components.
This means maximum performance
at minimum weight.
Controllability
The Holmatro rerailing systems
are developed with controllability
in mind so multiple features in the
systems (e.g. remote control) ensure
that the user can operate the
system in a controlled manner. You
are in control!
Today’s Technology
Based on the previously mentioned
three key pillars Holmatro is
convinced we have developed
rerailing systems that are built for
tomorrow’s use but with today’s
knowledge and today’s technology.

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Holmatro invites you to discover
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live, in Hall 23, Booth no. 770 at
InnoTrans 2022. At our booth we will
demonstrate to you our rerailing
systems and show you our new
Compact Rerailing Unit.

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Harsco Rail
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Callisto Hy-Rail
Interial Track Geometry Integrated with Hy-Rail Vehicle
The Callisto Hy-Rail track geometry
measurement system allows
for simplified track geometry
measurements to be made from
most standard hy-rail (road-rail)
vehicles.
This compact system measures
all FRA-required track geometry
channels, and generates reports
containing strip charts, curve
tables and defect lists, according
to FRA track class. Callisto is an
independent system that can be
installed on almost any vehicle by
utilising a standard receiver hitch or
by a custom mounting design.
Callisto track geometry
measurement systems incorporate
an inertial measurement unit Callisto Hy-Rail
(IMU), a laser / camera-based
gauge reference system and GPS can include: gauge, alignment,
within a rugged, compact package curvature, surface, cross-level,
to accurately locate and measure super-elevation, warp and twist.
the geometry of the track. Typical For inspection applications, track
geometry channels are recorded geometry channels are processed to
based on the application and produce exceptions in real-time.
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 FRA-Compliant Defect List Generated in Real-

Works Vehicles & Machines

Time
Exception Processing
• Type of defect
Specifications • Start and end milepost location
• Milepost of defect’s highest
• Measured track geometry data deviation
• Gauge • Maximum defect value
• Alignment (left / right) • Safety or maintenance defect
curvature classification
• Surface (left / right) crosslevel • Defects generated according to installed on almost any vehicle
superelevation track class selected by utilising a standard receiver
• Warp • Defect list can be based on hitch or by a custom mounting
• Twist customer-specific thresholds design
• Metric or imperial units
System Features

• High-value, low-cost, accurate

measurement solution For more information visit
• Exceptions processed in real- our website
time based on FRA track class emea.harscorail.com
threshold limits
• Measurements can be made at
10–30mph
• Average precision of 1.5mm/0.10
• Minimal retrofit requirements
for existing vehicles
User interface • Independent system that can be

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INNOTRANS 2022

Visit us:
from September 20 – 23 at our booth to learn about the latest developments and
innovations at Harsco Rail.

On the tracks:
On the tracks we will be exhibiting our motor-powered carrier wagon with hydraulic
crane and staff container designed for the SBB catenary maintenance fleet.

Another highlight:
will be us demonstrating our latest Railway Worker Safety Products.

Learn more at: emea.harscorail.com

VISIT US HERE:
Hall 25 - booth 555
Track 2/80
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Keeping Everything on Track
A sk Michael Clayton,
CEO, what it is that
contributes to Derby
Rubber’s success, and he’ll
tell you it’s about helping its
customers succeed.
Critical to this is a reliable product,
excellent two-way customer
communication and, something
that’s not been easy during the
pandemic – a dependable supply
chain.
Derby Rubber manufactures
industry-leading ballast regulator
rubber broom elements and is well
known for its flagship Ballastick®
suite of products. The single-piece
Ballastick® rubber broom elements
have carved out an enviable
reputation, renowned for their
durability and reliability.
The unique compound design
delivers superior durability and
performance, which means more
uptime for ballast regulating
equipment and long-term cost
savings as components are replaced
less often. The unique shape of the
Ballastick® shaft enhances delivery
with a more effective sweep,
making it quicker and easier – often
requiring only a single pass-through.
The clamp used to swiftly and
smoothly attach the broom
elements was designed by Derby
Rubber and is highly valued in the
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market because it reduces down-
time, increases functional efficiency,
and cost-effectiveness.
After speaking with its customers,
Derby Rubber found that they
appreciated the overall value the
Ballastick® delivered. The superior
performance and the design make it
more durable, resulting in as much
as a three to four times longer life
span.
Ultimately, the Derby Rubber design
surpasses cheaper alternatives and
delivers undeniable value. When
it comes to engineered design
Derby Rubber has a highly skilled
and knowledgeable team whose
members spend time collaborating
with customers across the globe to
ensure they exceed expectations,
not just with product design, but in
the durability their products deliver.
The team encompasses sales and
customer support personnel right
through to product developers,
technical chemical engineers,
a logistics department and
manufacturing facilities in both
Australia and Europe.
“People make a business – whether
that’s us as the supplier or our
customers on the tracks,” said
Clayton.
This focus on product quality
and dependability has led to very
rewarding long-term partnerships
for Derby Rubber. “After returning
from our first trade show in three
years we reconnected with our
customers face to face and met
new ones and it reaffirmed that our
customers see us as friends and
partners, not just as commercial
associates.” The benefits have been
innumerable.
Speak to one of Derby Rubber’s
longest-standing customers, New
Sorema Ferroviaria and this is
reaffirmed: “I consider the people
at Derby Rubber – Stephen,
Michael and Peter – friends first of
all. This allows us to talk and find
the solution in every situation,”
said Giancarlo Cibin, Commercial
Director at New Sorema Ferroviaria,
an Italian company that designs and
manufactures on-track machines
and railway vehicles for the
construction and maintenance of
track lines.
Amongst the solutions was a
collaboration between Derby
Rubber and New Sorema Ferroviaria
to find a way of attaching the
higher-quality Derby Rubber
elements to existing machinery,
which had previously used basic-
level components.
“After using our ballast regulators
and testing solid and hollow
elements, our customers asked
us whether it would be possible
to mount Derby Rubber’s solid
elements in their ballast regulators
instead of a competitor’s elements.
We talked with Derby Rubber and
they happily supplied us with all
the accessories required to fix the
problem,” said Giancarlo.
It’s a relationship that has spanned
over two decades, and today, New
Sorema Ferroviaria uses Derby
Rubber’s Ballasticks® for all its
brushes. This 20-year relationship
is testament to the quality of the
product, exceptional service and
collaboration.
The challenges of the pandemic
impacted sea freight and
manufacturing globally, and Derby
Rubber quickly ascertained that a
just-in-case philosophy needed to
be adopted and just-in-time needed
to be retired.
“We were committed to getting
orders to all our global customers,
and we had some very challenging
issues when it came to our supply
chain. We worked with and
constantly communicated with our
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customers, so we could manage
their expectations. Our key goal
Works Vehicles & Machines
was to minimise disruption,” said
Clayton.
Giancarlo Cibin reiterated this by
saying, “Derby Rubber is a partner
who is attentive to customer needs
and is quick to supply items. Regular
feedback requests make the
manufacturer and end-customer
feel well looked after.”
Derby Rubber’s supply outlets
in Europe assisted the efforts
in responsive supply. They were
able to swiftly activate additional
orders to ensure consistency
of stock that would serve the
needs of its European customers.
The Australian manufacturing
headquarters remained the main
conduit to service the Australasian
market. And while no one can
accurately predict when products
will be needed and in what
quantity, a robust supply model,
well-maintained inventory, and a
just-in-case attitude helped keep
everything on track.
With the rail industry preparing
for the largest rail trade show
InnoTrans this month, Derby Rubber
is looking forward to exhibiting
and reconnecting with friends and
customers. You can find us in Hall
21, Stand 237.
FOCUS ON
RAILWAY PERFORMANCE
VERTICAL TURNING MACHINES FOR WHEELS,
BRAKE DISCS, BEARINGS, ETC.

3 Many years of experience in complete machining of railway VDM 1600 vertical turning machine –
ideal for railway wheel machining
wheels and components like brakes discs, bearings, etc.
3 Complete range of vertical turning machines
3 All machines available with turnkey processing from a single
source
3 Modern, modular tool systems
3 Machines and turnkey systems operating in Germany,
Spain, Czech Republic, UK, Hungary, Russia, China,
USA, Austria and Turkey

Complete machining on a VDM including drilling and milling operations

Complete machining on a VDM including drilling and milling operations

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT

FFG Werke GmbH | Sales Department
Oliver Klier | Mobile: +49 175 722 1360 | oliver.klier@ffg-werke.com
 RAIL DEPOT
& WORKSHOP
EQUIPMENT
• RAILCAR LIFTING JACKS • LASER MEASURING
• BOGIE/EQUIPMENT DROPS • SANDBOX FILLING
• TRAVERSERS • SHUNTERS
• TURNTABLES • EXHAUST EXTRACTION
• BOGIE WORKSHOP • UNDER FLOOR
VISIT US AT MACHINES WHEEL LATHES
INNOTRANS 2022 • UNDER CAR
20-23 September EQUIPMENT HANDLING
Berlin
Stand 230G

Davy Industrial Park

Prince of Wales Road
Sheffield S9 4EX

mechan.co.uk
info@mechan.co.uk
+44 (0)114 257 0563
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Mechan
< Rolling Stock & Works Vehicles
Mechan Showcases Bespoke Skills
A fter a long, four-year wait, rail depot equipment specialist Mechan will be flying the flag
for British manufacturing once again at this year’s InnoTrans exhibition.
The Sheffield-based firm, which
is renowned for its ubiquitous
yellow jacks, will be in Berlin from
20–23 September showcasing the
reliability and versatility of its wide
range of maintenance equipment.
Lindsey Mills, Mechan’s Sales
Director, said: “After such a
long break, we’re really looking
forward to being back in the RIA
UK Pavilion at InnoTrans. There is
huge anticipation for this event,
as it is the first opportunity we’ve
had to catch up with rail colleagues
from across the globe since the
pandemic.”
Mechan’s flagship lifting jacks grace
some of the world’s most advanced
depots and orders have remained
strong throughout Covid, with
interest growing in the newest
addition to its range – a version
designed specifically for the tram
and light rail markets.
Last year, the firm delivered one of
its largest-ever orders to London
Underground’s Acton depot. A total
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of 44 ten-tonne jacks were installed,
taking the overall number in use at
the facility to 68. They are housed
in the site’s new train modification
unit to assist with an ongoing
project to reduce increasing
maintenance costs and improve the
reliability and productivity of the
Central line fleet.
Mechan’s recently updated jack
control system is one of the
most flexible and advanced on
the market, offering remote
diagnostics via a 4G SIM card and
I/O technology. Using a portable
panel, synchronised chains of jacks
can be set up, raised and lowered
safely and efficiently. This enables
work on the underside of trains to
take place at a comfortable height
without decoupling, saving valuable
servicing time.
An Unrivalled Record for
Traversers
One of Mechan’s many strengths
is its ability to create bespoke
equipment that suits the unique
needs of each client and the
environmental constraints of
depots.
This is perhaps best illustrated by
the rail traversers it produces, which
include the largest installation in
the UK at the Port of Felixstowe.
Each traverser is built to order
and is adaptable enough to handle
future trains.
Mechan’s latest installation is at
the state-of-the-art 29 million GBP
Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal
at the DIRFT logistics park in
Northamptonshire. The traverser
is situated outside the terminal
building, at the end of 9km of
new lines and moves Class 66
locomotives in a perpendicular
direction to the tracks, so they can
return to service after loading/
unloading. This has allowed the
terminal length to be shorter, as a
head shunt isn’t required.
Working closely with main
contractor Winvic, Mechan
designed the multi-rail traverser to
suit the specific conditions at DIRFT
III. It spans 28 metres, has a capacity
of 140 tonnes and comprises an
access platform, plus loco buffer to
prevent trains overrunning.
Innovative Bogie Drops
Bogie drops are another area in
which the firm’s specialist engineers
can save depot operators time.
Thanks to their innovative design, it
is feasible to undertake a complete
bogie change in just two hours.
Like traversers, each bogie drop is
made to the client’s requirements,
enabling complete bogies,
wheelsets and other underfloor
modules to be changed quickly at
track level, whilst maintenance,
inspections and cleaning can
continue at the same time.
When a bogie needs changing, the
vehicle is positioned centrally on
the bridge section of the drop. A
support structure designed to suit
the trains being serviced takes its
weight, allowing the bridge section
to be lowered and traversed to the
side and exchanged for a new bogie.
Mechan has received award
recognition for its custom-made
bogie drop at Norwich’s Crown
Point depot, which was installed
last year as part of largescale
development at the facility. It is
being used to remove underframe
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equipment, including bogies,
wheelsets, transformers and cooling
Rolling Stock Maintenance Equipment
units from the new Stadler and
Bombardier trains, introduced
on Greater Anglia’s intercity and
Stansted Express services.
The bogie drop was designed
specifically to work with the Stadler
vehicles, which have articulated
bogies that sit between carriages,
meaning the ends of two cars need
supporting during removal. It has a
roll over capacity of 75 tonnes and
incorporates mini jacks that act as
body supports. The depot operator
Abellio also specified automatic
wheel stops and interlocked access
gates as additional safety features,
which were designed into the unit,
drawing on past experience.
To find out more about Mechan’s
extensive range of depot
maintenance equipment, speak to
its InnoTrans team on Stand 230G
in Hall 2.2 at the Berlin Exhibition
Grounds.
To find out more about the
firm’s bespoke design services,
telephone +44 (0)114 257 0563,
visit
www.mechan.co.uk or follow
the firm on Twitter, @mechanuk
FOCUS ON
RAILWAY PERFORMANCE
HORIZONTAL TURNING MACHINES FOR AXLES,
SHAFTS, PINIONS, ETC.

3 Tested and proven processes for shaft machining,

especially for railway axle rough and finish machining
as well as auxiliary operations
3 Rigid, reliable horizontal turning machines and
turn / mill centers with various configurations
3 Turnkey process, auxiliary machining and probing
components for process safety
3 Modern, modular tool systems
3 Machines and turnkey systems operating in Germany,
Switzerland, France, Belgium, UK, Croatia, Russia,
China, South Africa, Canada, USA

Complete machining
of railway axles on a
Axle processing chain with deep-hole drilling VDF 450 T

OP 10 OP 20 OP 30 OP 40 OP 50 OP 60 OP 70
Bandsaw Cutting Rough turning Deep-hole Post- Grinding Final check &
to length & boring centering & marking
centering finish turning

VDF 450 FC VDF 450 T VDF 450 T

Production line for wheel sets

Fertigungslinie für Radsatzwellen

(railway axles machining system)
Fertig-
teile
P Portal 3
1 H-Lader mit 2 Vertikalachsen und je einer Greifeinheit für
1 Waggonachse Fertigbearbeitung
Kenn- MP-Prüfen Vorreinigung (finish line)
zeichnen
Schleifen Fertigdrehen Fertigdrehen

OP 60 OP 50 OP 50

OP 30 OP 30
OP 10

Ablängen Vordrehen Vordrehen

Enden- Portal 1
Vorbearbeitung US
Prüfen
Roh-
Bearbeitung 1 H-Lader mit 2 Vertikalachsen und je einer Greifeinheit für (rough line)
1 Waggonachse Portal 2
teile
1 I-Lader mit einem Greifer für 1 Waggonachse
90° Drehmodul um vertikale Achse

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT

FFG Werke GmbH | Sales Department
Oliver Klier | Mobile: +49 175 722 1360 | oliver.klier@ffg-werke.com
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Rolling Stock Maintenance Equipment

NSH Group & NSH USA
Railway Wheelset Maintenance: NSH Group Delivers
Continuous Improvement

T he NSH Group (Niles-Simmons-Hegenscheidt) and its North American subsidiary NSH

USA Corporation (Albany, New York and Sterling Heights, Michigan) have a long history
of supporting transit and freight railway maintenance facilities worldwide.

This longevity is based in part

on a dedication to continuous
improvement of wheelset
maintenance machines and
practices.

The Stanray® Wheel Truing

Machines have been the standard
for freight and transit railway
wheel reprofiling throughout North
America for decades. The machines
utilise milling machining technology
(known as ‘wheel truing’) where
the work piece (in this case, the
wheelset) rotates slowly while the
cutting tool with multiple cutting
inserts rotates rapidly. This wheel
reprofiling technology differs from
a lathe (known as ‘turning’), where
the work piece rotates rapidly,
and the single point cutting tool
is stationary. Both technologies
reprofile the wheel and remove
wear and defects to return the
wheel profile back to the optimal
shape. However, for customers
with moderate or extreme wheel
wear, wheel truing (milling) is the
ideal solution due to the milling
cutter’s efficient material removal
properties.
NSH USA recently updated the
Stanray® M1 Above-Floor Wheel Truing Machine installed in transit maintenance facility
Stanray product line with the new
M-Series Wheel Truing Machines.
While still employing the same
milling machining technology, the
new machines include innovations
that were not possible when the
Stanray was introduced in 1949.
They now feature integrated
measurement for more efficient
machining as well as better
access to asset data. The system’s
automated machining and
measuring cycles mean less chance
for operator error and increased
safety and efficiency. And with the
new patent-pending centreless
wheelset clamping, less time is
spent accessing wheelset axle
centres – in fact, wheel truing
can take place on fully mounted
wheelsets as well as vehicles that
were not accessible before. The new
machines can be installed on the
facility’s floor as an Above-Floor M1
or in a pit as an Underfloor M2 or
M3.
Combining decades of dependable
wheel truing technology with
modern measuring and automation
practices, the Stanray® M-Series
Wheel Truing Machines are the
right choice for freight and transit
railways worldwide.

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Hegenscheidt TWM
(Total Wheelset
Management) Software
Another member of the NSH Group,
Hegenscheidt-MFD (Erkelenz,
Germany), also combines decades of
wheelset maintenance experience
with continuous improvement
to better serve transit railways
around the world. The company
recently released the TWM (Total
Wheelset Management) software
that supports better maintenance
operations in data management,
maintenance planning and control
of all wheelset-related maintenance
operations.
The maintenance of railway
fleets has become more complex.
Increased demand for asset
measurement data as well as
a moving away from outdated
maintenance practices based on
a reactive model which targets
wheelset condition or mileage
meant new solutions were
necessary.
That’s where the TWM software
comes in. It works in combination
with the ARGUS® II In-Track
Measurement System for Wheel Set
Diagnosis and the Hegenscheidt
U2000-Series Underfloor Wheel
Lathes. As the rail vehicle travels
over the ARGUS® II, the system
captures real-time measurements
of the vehicles’ wheelsets. That data
is transmitted and made available
to the wheel lathe operator, who
can then make informed choices
about reprofiling order based on
accurate measurements and wheel
conditions. After reprofiling, the
lathe performs post-machining
measurement to verify that all
wheelsets are within tolerance.
That data is also collected by the
TWM and available to maintenance
personnel.
Beyond simply decreasing the
time needed to maintain rail
vehicles and return them to
revenue service, better access to
the wheelset measurement data
allows operators to shift from a
reactive maintenance model to a
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more modern predictive model.
Operators can analyse trends to
plan more efficient maintenance
practices as well as monitor asset
livelihood. The end result? Increased
lifespan for railway wheelsets and
safer railways.
If you are attending this year’s
InnoTrans event, the NSH Group
will be available in Hall 22, Booth
660 to discuss these two products
as well as other railway wheelset
maintenance and production
machines and heavy payload
automation systems.
Jason Steven Murphy
nsh-usa.com
+1 (518) 462-5431
sales@nsh-usa.com
 Attending
InnoTrans?
th #660
Stop by Boo
in Hall 22 to
learn more

Industry Leaders in
Wheel Set Production, Maintenance & Automation

Wheel Truing
• Easy to operate and maintain
• Cuts through wheel defects without operator intervention
• Full profile milling process creates the optimal
wheel profile every time
• No need to undercut

Total Wheelset Management

• Better access to wheel set measurement data
• Increased lifespan for wheel sets
• Safer and more efficient rail vehicles
• Decreased time needed for maintenance
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Virtek Vision
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Inspection Systems
For over 30 years, Virtek continues
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Virtek laser projection solutions
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< Rolling Stock & Works Vehicles

Electrical Makrofon EM660/370 TSI

By: Anna Berning, Sales Manager ZÖLLNER Signal GmbH

Z ÖLLNER has been

producing compressed
air-operated signal horns for
rail vehicles for over 75 years.

Thanks to this long-standing

experience, we have gained an
edge in knowledge that makes
us a reliable partner of vehicle
manufacturers. ZÖLLNER Makrofons
are flexible, user-friendly, well-
designed and supplied with all the
relevant certificates. Increasing
demands on the material,
documentation and safety
support us in offering high-quality
and reliable products. We place
particular emphasis on compliance
with environmental requirements
such as REACH, RoHS and EN 45545.
Our current product portfolio
for rail vehicles includes a wide
selection of signal horns with
The electric actuation of our electrical Makrofons
offers a signalling variant that is quickly
operational and is independent of the compressed
air supply
different frequencies. With our new
Electrical Makrofon EM660/370 TSI,
we are offering a solution for
signalling that is independent of
compressed air. The Makrofon
consists of the speaker ZETFON
70S (horn) and the control and
amplifier unit. Each horn provides
two frequencies, for example 370Hz
and 660Hz. We will gladly offer you
alternative frequencies according to
your needs.
Optional protection grids protect
the funnels against external
influences such as chippings, dust
and snow. Optional features include
announcements via microphone,
a ‘ready for use’ indicator for the
driver’s cab and an internal signal
protocol with real-time stamp.
Together with our customers and
partners, we also modify our
products and develop individual
solutions to provide our customers
with the ideal device solution.
Find out more about our Electrical
Makrofon EM660/370 TSI: PDF
Datasheet MakrofonEM660 and
about the other solutions we offer:
PDF Makrofon Brochure.
rollingstock@zoellner.de
+ 49 431 7027 – 161
www.zoellner.de

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inspecting infrastructure or exposing hidden toxins in consumer products.
Evident Industrial’s solutions range from microscopes and videoscopes to nondestructive testing
equipment and X-ray analyzers for maintenance, manufacturing, and environmental applications.
Backed by state-of-the-art technologies, Evident products are widely used for quality control,
inspection, and measurement.
For more information, visit EvidentScientific.com.
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Testing & Measuring Equipment

Evident/Olympus
Precision Coating Inspection with Ultrasonic Thickness
Gauges
B ecause rail vehicles
may operate through
demanding conditions –
such as rain and snow – as
well as be exposed to rapidly
changing temperatures, the
lifespan of materials is a key
issue in the rail industry.

In particular, the exterior coating

must be able to withstand
varying weather conditions, high
mechanical stresses and airborne
contamination while maintaining its
aesthetics and protection capability.
Coatings are used for a wide variety
of applications including to enhance
the aesthetics of rail vehicles and to
protect rail vehicles from corrosion.
Although coatings can significantly
increase the longevity of rail
components, it is essential that
they are applied properly to ensure
maximal function. Specifically,
thickness must be within the
defined limits to ensure appropriate
protection and aesthetics and
minimally applied to avoid
significant financial implications.
remaining thickness after rework.
Ultrasonic thickness gauges offer
a fast, reliable and non-destructive
method for coating or substrate
assessment that requires access to
only one side of the test material.
While ultrasonic approaches have
previously been limited by their
minimum thickness capabilities,
Evident introduced the Olympus
72DL PLUS gauge which combines
a robust design, streamlined
interface, and the ability to measure
thinner materials than ever before.
Olympus 72DL PLUS
pulse to travel through a sample
(or test piece) and reflect back from
the inside surface or wall. Generally,
higher-frequency sound pulses
enable the measurement of thinner
materials.
Historically, most precision
ultrasonic thickness gauges have
been limited to a maximum of
~20MHz frequency and to a
corresponding minimum thickness
capability of ~0.005 inches
(0.125mm). However, improvements
to technology have allowed

Coating inspection of rail vehicles

not only ensures proper application
during manufacturing but can also
periodically evaluate quality, such
as wear and tear of coatings and
Measuring Microns with
Higher Frequencies
An ultrasonic thickness gauge
measures how long it takes a sound
increasing frequencies to be used
in ultrasonic thickness gauges. For
instance, the 72DL PLUS gauge
drives frequencies up to 125MHz to
measure ultra-thin materials – as
low as 0.001 inches (0.025mm).

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Measuring Multiple
Layers
In practice, the thickness capability
of an ultrasonic thickness gauge
depends on the type of material.
Given the numerous types of
coatings used in the rail industry,
it is important that ultrasonic
thickness gauges can handle a
range of materials.
The 72DL PLUS gauge can precisely
measure numerous materials
including paint, plastics, metals and
coatings with exceptional minimum
thickness capability. Single-layer
steel, for example, can be measured
to as little as 0.008 inches (0.20mm)
while single layer plastic can
be measured to 0.0005 inches
(0.0127mm).
Additionally, the measurement
of multilayer materials may be
required during the manufacturing
of rail parts. For example, anti-
corrosion coatings may be applied
prior to a paint layer. With the
Multilayer Measurement Software
option, the 72DL PLUS gauge can
measure and simultaneously display
the thickness of up to six layers.
Multilayer measurement of paint thickness using the 72DL PLUS gauge with an M2104 transducer
Optimising Coating
Inspection
Optimising manufacturing
workflows can result in time, cost
and labour savings in any industry.
Therefore, it is important that
thickness gauges are not only
precise with adequate minimum
thickness capabilities but also quick,
easy to use and provide simple to
interpret data.
Decreasing time to result is one
of the ways thickness gauges can
help optimise inspection workflows.
The 72DL PLUS instrument
delivers reliable, lab-quality
measurements using speeds of
up to 2kHz increasing throughput
and maximising productivity on
the production floor or in the field.
The ability to preset user-defined
protocols for quick launch of
routine thickness measurements
further expedites inspection
workflows.
Additionally, the 72DL PLUS gauge
combines a full-colour, 7-inch touch
screen with five measurement
layout options (A-Scan, B-Scan, A/B-
Scan, Trend, and Zoom) to facilitate
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fully visualisation and tracking
of thickness changes. Combined
with military-grade ruggedness
(MIL-STD-810G) to protect against
accidental drops or impacts
and resistance against dust and
moisture (designed to meet IP65),
the 72DL PLUS gauge is ideal for
industrial manufacturing and
maintenance environments that
demand precise measurements.
Managing, Reviewing
and Documenting with
Ease
Typically, data from rail inspection
workflows must be logged and
stored to ensure compliance with
regulations. This is automatic and
seamless with the 7DL PLUS gauge’s
built-in data logging and onboard
file management. Additionally,
the PC Interface Application
includes intuitive tools to review
and manage data for multiple
devices and parts streamlining the
overall review and documentation
procedure.
Finally, the gauge supports wireless
LAN and Bluetooth® and is cloud-
enabled with wireless connection
to the Olympus Scientific Cloud™
(OSC) and compatible OSC apps.
This means connecting, uploading
and documenting rail inspection
data is simple, quick and seamless.
Contact us for more information.
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Maintaining a state of good repair by
incorporating a building block approach to
Bench Test Equipment
Keeping your fleet in a state of good repair is essential
to maximizing your transit assets, minimizing schedule
delays, and improving customer satisfaction. One area
of concern for transit agencies is fleet readiness and the
availability of trains during peak hours.
The ability to maintain your fleet while also delivering
on-time performance is invaluable and significantly
enhances the passenger experience.
An added benefit of maintaining a state of good repair
is that fleet downtime is greatly reduced due to quick
turn-around of assets undergoing maintenance.
Building
a Better
Passenger
Experience
Additionally, with self-maintenance (or organic
maintenance capabilities), operators can greatly reduce
the amount of spares inventory required to maintain
their fleet. The vehicle is back in service faster and more
cost effectively than sending equipment out to a repair
house.
Bench Test Equipment (BTE) that is universal (or
addresses various aspects of testing) and scalable (with
the ability to expand) can benefit rail car builders,
OEMs, and transit authorities with a comprehensive,
flexible platform.
Test solutions for the transit market can be broadly
categorized as follows:
Consolidated BTE:
Primarily included on new car contracts to provide
testing for multiple OEMs. Typically delivered to
support the transit authority repair shops for
car-wide electronic repair.
Focused BTE:
Supports testing of a particular sub-system such as
door electronics or HVAC. OEMs may not need
such a broadly targeted approach for consolidated
BTE and can meet customer requirements with a
scaled down test system as part of the overall
sub-system delivery.
In-House BTE:
Where OEMs can leverage the same BTE on their
own manufacturing floor to support the build and
test process. Having similar test support in-house
and in the field can be a great advantage and cost
savings.
Consider the following three major BTE platform types with compatibility, upgradeability, and the same user
experience to support most transit test requirements. Each of these test systems can be targeted and downsized
for a specific purpose or built upon to provide more general testing.

Control and Communications

Addresses the majority of the car

body, voltage-driven electronic
assemblies and sub-assemblies found
on today’s rail cars.

• Signs
• Communications
• Door Controls
• Propulsion Control
• Cab equipment
• Event Recorders
• ATO/ATC
• Temperature Control Units
• Monitoring and Diagnostics

ATS-500 Functional Test System

Electro-Mechanical

ATS-500 HVAC
Must support electrical and
mechanical aspects for specific
units under test. Depending on
needs and throughput, could be
a stand-alone test system or an
addition to an existing platform.

• Door Operators
• Master Controllers
• Electric Couplers
• HVAC
• Motors
• Braking

ATS-500 DO (Door Operator)

High Power

ATS-500 HP
Safety and ease of use
must be priorities for this
type of BTE platform. • Auxiliary Power Systems
Built upon a base • LVPS
configuration with
• Propulsion Drive systems
additional support for
third rail DC input power • Rail Gap detectors
and output loading. • Single and Multi-phase Inverters
• Dead Battery Starters
• High Speed Circuit Breakers

The building block approach to

BTE benefits an OEM who is
required to support a single
sub-system, a car builder who
must support all sub-systems,
and the transit authority where
the diagnostics and repair is
accomplished.

To learn more or
discuss a solution for
your requirements,
contact us today.

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Multitel p.148

Cleaning Services
Bidvest Noonan p.150
BIOforte p.153

Freight Forwarding & Logistics

deugro p.156

Train & Component Overhaul & Maintenance

OEM Fabricators, Inc. p.159
VR FleetCare p.162
PSI Repair Services p.164

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Key Management Centre and ETCS System Integration Testing
B y digitalising railway
systems (e.g. ETCS
implementation), cyber
attacks and cyber threats
have become important
issues and concerns that
any railway infrastructure
manager now faces.
Thus, it is important to equip
the railway system with a Key
Management Centre (KMC)
that provides keys enabling the
encryption and decryption of
communications between the ETCS
onboard and the ETCS trackside
subsystems. However, testing and
simulating such a new element,
from product development by the
KMC providers to system reception
by the railway infrastructure
manager/operator, is challenging. At
Multitel, we can provide a complete
solution to you to deal with all KMC
communication chain aspects.
Multitel has developed a KMC
Emulator (KMC-EMU) which is fully
compliant with Subset-137 (online)
and Subset-114 (offline). The KMC-
EMU can handle also KMC-KMC
communications. This product
has been used in lab tests and lab
integrations in the United Kingdom,
South Korea and China.
Moreover, Multitel has also
developed the KMC Test Bench
(KMC-TB) for the ETCS EVC SRS
Figure 1 KMC-EMU online use case scheme
Subset-137 (Subset-KMC, test
method and database) and is
accredited ISO17025 (427-TEST)
by BELAC for Subset-KMC ® test.
We are the only laboratory in
the world to have obtained this
accreditation for such tests!
Multitel also provides simulation
environments of both onboard and
trackside for KMC development
tests.
Multitel’s railway test system
is complete and capable of
performing system integration
tests / system compatibility, train
/ track and line validations. Indeed,
Multitel is accredited ISO17025
(427-TEST) by BELAC for Subset-
ESC® test. Multitel’s ISO17025
accreditation test scopes also cover
ETCS subsystem tests for both
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onboard and trackside units. We
hold 8 EVC test benches, 2 RBC test
benches, 2 Eurobalise/BTM/LTM test
benches, 3 KMC test benches and 1
MSILAB (system level test). Enjoying
this numerical advantage, we are
able to test several customers in
parallel and deliver ISO17025 test
reports in a very fast lead time.
Multitel also provides test labs, test
benches and railway maintenance
tools. Multiple Unisig onboard
EVC suppliers acquired Multitel’s
test benches for their own
developments. We provided test
benches to worldwide trackside
suppliers. In 2018, Multitel delivered
its first system test bench to China
for CTCS testing. In 2020, Multitel
delivered a KTCS System level
test lab to South Korea. In 2021,
Multitel, in conjunction with Atkins
Limited, was awarded a contract
by Network Rail to design, deliver
and operate the UK’s national

Simulation & Testing Services

ETCS Test Verification, Validation
and Integration Laboratory (Test
Facility) for 10 years. This first-of-a-
kind facility provides operational
signalling fault diagnostics,
product acceptance and systems
integration of ETCS signalling
deployments across the UK.

The delivery of this Test Facility to

Network Rail/Atkins demonstrates
the maturity of Multitel’s MSILAB
technology. Indeed, MSILAB is
not only compatible with IoP
(Subset-110, Subset-111 and
Subset-112) but also offers wider
test ranges thanks to its capability
to test and validate subsystems
at the real physical interface level.
Furthermore, MSILAB is flexible
enough for new updates or
upgrades, so that it is compatible
with the next generation of digital
signalling technology (FRMCS, ATO
and C-DAS).
Advantages of Choosing
Multitel’s Solutions and
Services
Figure 2 Multitel’s railway radio simulation test system chain
including KMC interactions
• Multitel works beyond the
state of the art and is already
prepared for the test purposes
of the next TSI 2022 release
About Multitel
Located in Mons, Belgium, Multitel
is a research centre specialised in
information and communications
technology (ICT). Multitel has more
than 15 years of experience in
providing ERTMS testing services,
ERTMS test tools and test solutions.
• Subset-103 (Loop Transmission
Module test)
• Subset-RBC® (Radio Block
Centre test)
• Subset-ESC® (ETCS System
Compatibility test) using
M-SILAB solution (test bench
and test methodology)
• Subset-KMC® (EVC test
following Subset-137)
Visit our website for more
information railways.multitel.be

Multitel’s is ISO17025 accredited by Contact Ms Lan Hong

• Multitel provides a large test BELAC (427-TEST) for:
service and also test tools, +32 65 34 2884
test lab and on-demand test • Subset-076, Subset-094 +32 65 34 2727
solutions (European Vital Computer test) +32 65 34 2732
• Multitel’s solutions and • Subset-085 and Subset-116
expertise are not limited to (Eurobalise/Balise Transmission ertms@multitel.be
ETCS standards but also include Module test)
KTCS and CTCS standards
• Multitel’s solutions are
modulable and compatible with
new updates and upgrades due
to next generation of signalling
technologies (FRMCS, ATO and
C-DAS)
• Multitel has a versatile and
skilled team to support your
projects (developments, tests,
validation)

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Moving Forward: The Future of Cleaning in

the Rail Sector
In this conversation
David Simms, Transport
Sector Manager, shares
his perspective on the rail
sector, the challenges it’s
currently facing and what
the future holds for cleaning
in the sector.

He speaks about the operations at

one of the UK’s major national rail
networks and what has contributed
to Bidvest Noonan’s success in the
sector.

Question: Tell us about your

journey and role working with
your customers in the rail sector.

David Simms: I began my career in
the transport sector over 10 years
ago. I first managed the cleaning
portfolio for several major UK
banks that required first class FM
/ cleaning services. I then moved
into the rail sector managing the
cleaning of the Mersey rail network.
Then in 2016 I wanted a new
challenge. With Bidvest Noonan I
began working on Transport for
Wales and at the Alstom depots at
David Simms, Bidvest Noonan Transport Sector Manager
Chester, Widnes and Oxley,
providing a cleaning solution that
improves the passenger experience
for hundreds of thousands of
people every year.
Q: Can you tell us about the team
you work with and what they do
for your clients?
DS: My team works across various
locations, and we are responsible
for the cleaning of all the trains,
depots, offices and other premises
across the customers’ portfolio in
the North West and Midlands. We
provide a wide range of services
to our customers. From train
turnaround cleans, PHCs, washroom
services, and much more.
My team is excellent. I couldn’t

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hard working and have a great
relationship with my customers.
I know I can rely on them for
anything.

We have regular walkarounds and

review our KPIs frequently to ensure
we are delivering an outstanding
service on all aspects of our
solution.

Over the past year we have

consistently hit 100% in our KPI
scores which is an astonishing
achievement, and it shows what a
high performing team we have.

Q: What are the biggest

challenges the rail sector is
facing at the moment and how
does Bidvest Noonan support
its customers during these
challenges?
DS: Our customers always want
to provide the very best value to
their passengers. We help them
achieve that objective by operating
as efficiently as we can. Our
customers are always motivated
to provide their passengers with
a highly punctual, clean, safe and
attractive environment. We support
our customers in achieving this by
cleaning the trains to the highest
standard ensuring that they are fit
for use and are released for service
on time.
Part of our vision is to be so
valuable to our customers that we
are always the partner of choice
and that rings true on our work
across the western network.
We know our customers and we
provide the best service on the
market. It would be difficult to find
Bidvest Noonan colleagues working across the Alstom depot
a more passionate and higher-
performing team than this one.
Q: How do you support your
customers in terms of their health
and safety goals?
DS: Safety is one of the most
important factors when working in
the rail industry. We have a range of
processes and procedures to ensure
the safety of our colleagues and
everyone on the site.
Our colleagues go through rigorous
safety training and are also required
to complete refresher training
every 12 months. We host safety
sessions throughout each month
and distribute safety briefs for our
colleagues to follow.
We use our online apps and
dashboards to audit our work and
track our safety. We have set
ourselves safety KPIs to ensure we
stick to our rules each month.
We have also made a range of
online courses available to our
colleagues so they can keep
learning and developing, earning
qualifications throughout their
career.
An important aspect of cleaning
trains is ensuring they are
stationary at all times when we
work on them and we achieve this
through the lockout system. The
trains are locked in place whenever
someone is working on them.
If a train needs to be moved our
colleagues need to report back and
log off the system connected to the
train.
Safety is our number one priority.
We want to make sure that
everyone can go home safely at the
end of each shift.

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Q: Can you tell us about some
of the innovations you’ve
implemented for your rail sector
customers?
DS: Since we began this contract,
we’ve been constantly improving
our service. We have improved
the cleaning chemicals used.
We introduced a slimmed-down
range of highly effective cleaning
chemicals and degreasers that
completely transformed the
premises and trains.
We have implemented our
transport sector portal across our
site portfolio. This enables our
clients to stay informed about
our solution and gives them
reassurance that they are receiving
an outstanding service.
We also like to think outside the
box when bringing our innovations
to the table. We know that a major
part of the customer experience
when talking about cleaning is
about the smell. Especially on a
train you want it to smell great
Train depot
when passengers travel with you.
We ensured each train was
thoroughly deep-cleaned and
introduced air purifiers and
fresheners into the HVAC system.
This improved the customer
experience tremendously. We even
went as far as having a new scent
for every season. When that was
introduced, we had a lot of good
feedback on social media.
We like to come up with ideas all
the time and try new ways of doing
things. I think that again stems
from our great relationship with the
customer.
Q: What does the future look like
for cleaning the rail sector?
DS: I think we will continue to see
innovation throughout the industry.
We will become more efficient and
start to introduce more technology.
Bidvest Noonan has successfully
introduced a wide range of
technology such as cobotics
and next-generation cleaning
equipment.
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The future of cleaning in the rail
sector will be greener. Bidvest
Noonan has introduced new
processes and technologies that
allow us to reduce our use of
chemicals, water, electricity and
plastics.
We believe that customer
experience is very important. It’s
at the core of the vision of our
business. I feel personally connected
to Bidvest Noonan’s mission
to deliver the best customer
experience in the market. I believe
in the future, customers in the rail
sector can look forward to even
better customer experience as we
continue to invest in our services.
www.bidvestnoonan.co.uk/
transport-sector/
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Protect Your Reputation! Rely on BIOforte for
the Most Convincing Concept against Graffiti
G raffiti on rolling stock,
on buildings and in
public spaces can not only
be annoying, but also cause
high, unnecessary costs.
BIOforte has 20 years of
international experience and offers
you convincing solutions. Get one
step ahead of graffiti ‘artists’!
It’s an ongoing cat-and-mouse
game that rail companies face
every day. Trains, facades, buildings
and underpasses cannot simply be
locked away to be protected from
being vandalised!
For years, BIOforte has therefore
successfully relied on holistic
concepts with the latest generation
of environmentally friendly,
rapidly deployable, sustainable
and naturally strong cleaning and
protection work and products.
Protection and prevention
help to save costs and effort.
Comprehensive anti-graffiti
protection of a wide variety of
surfaces and buildings worthy of
preservation is the best recipe
for staying one step ahead of the
graffiti ‘artists’, or for reacting
without great effort when they do
strike.
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Choose a Strategy
of Quick Removal
and Effective Reliable
Protection
Reacting quickly to smears is
the best strategy for giving
troublesome copycats no chance.
For delicate materials and surfaces
that are not yet protected, it is
worth letting experts do the work
so as not to leave damage behind
with the wrong cleaning agents.
Protected surfaces can be quickly
and easily restored to their former
glory at any time by your own

employees using the appropriate
BIOforte cleaning products.
Protect Your Reputation
with Prestigious
Appearances across the
Board
If graffiti contamination slips out
of your control, it will quickly have
a bad impact on your reputation.
Smudged rolling stock and dirty
driveways and pedestrian areas
have also been shown to have
a major impact on whether
customers feel safe. Customer
satisfaction and trust are too
valuable for any business to be
affected by graffiti and other soiling.
Customer expectations are high and
want to be met, especially when it
comes to safety and feeling good.
Cleanliness radiates safety! Do not
compromise on this.
Benefit from Our Quality
Management System
Approved by ISO 9001
and ISO 14001
BIOforte spares no effort to
provide products and services that
meet customer and regulatory
requirements and to demonstrate
continuous improvement. Processes
and products are constantly
controlled and further improved
thanks to ISO 9001, in order to meet
customer requirements as well as
other requirements for product or
service quality, and ISO 14001, in
order to also maintain all important
environmental aspects at the best
level throughout BIOforte’s range of
products and services.
Benefit from Long
Experience, Train
Employees and Act
Quickly
BIOforte has developed its
partnership offer, especially for
companies around rail transport,
over the years on an international
level and broad experience
customer-specific. Individual
solutions that you need for your
rolling stock, for your buildings
or for the public space are their
great strengths. Internationally
renowned companies such as SBB
Swiss Federal Railways, DB German
Railways, other state railroads and
various private railroad companies
trust in BIOforte. Save money now
by relying on professionals.
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BIOforte Products for
Your Own Use
Are your employees already
versed in graffiti cleaning? Then
rely on environmentally friendly
and biodegradable products of
the latest generation. To protect
employees, materials and the
environment, and without
compromising on the proper
treatment of even delicate surfaces,
it pays to rely on the best, VOC-free
products. BIOforte’s wide range of
products is developed exclusively
and with experienced experts and
is regularly checked by partner
railway companies. You too can rely
on BIOforte cleaning and protection
products for rail vehicles as well as
facades, buildings and surfaces of all
kinds.
Udo and Anja Mannartz
Management BIOforte GmbH
info@bio-forte.com
+41 33 221 0575
Offices in Switzerland and Germany
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Gateway to the North American Market

T he rail and rolling
stock network in North
America is truly envied
around the world.

Spanning a total length of over

300,000 kilometres (or 185,000
miles) in the USA and Canada, it
is renowned to be the largest,
safest and most cost-efficient rail
system globally. Although mature
in terms of suppliers and service
providers, the North American
market relies heavily on technology
and equipment designed and
manufactured all over the world Dipika Malhotra, Operations
Manager for deugro Toronto,
– such as communications-based Canada
train control (CBTC) systems,
high-speed rolling stock and
infrastructure supplies like tunnel
boring machines and modular rail Uwe Moser, Branch Manager for
deugro Hanau, Germany
sections.

deugro has positioned itself as a
market leader in logistics within the
rail and rolling stock market around
the world and especially in North
America, with dedicated rolling
stock teams in various locations
like Texas, Pennsylvania and Florida
in the USA as well as Toronto and
Calgary in Canada. These teams
are always on hand to provide a
full array of supply chain support
– from general freight forwarding
and customs and compliance to
heavy and over-dimensional cargo
handling as well as optimised
project logistics planning.
deugro’s experience speaks for
itself: annually, deugro handles the
transportation of over 1,500 items
of rolling stock from around the
world into and around the North
American market, with major rail,
rolling stock and infrastructure
projects having been successfully
delivered for some of the largest
rolling stock manufacturers from
Europe and Asia.
One of these projects, which
deugro is currently delivering for
a major European rolling stock
manufacturer, is the REM Project
in Canada. deugro is responsible
for the collection, transportation
and delivery of over 200 metro
cars from the manufacturing
facility in India to the project site
in Canada. This has included the

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transport equipment to transport
these metro cars safely and
efficiently from the port of arrival in
New York to the rails in Montreal.
“The REM Project for deugro Canada
is unique and challenging. We have
fabricated six railed trailers just
for these REM cars. The decision to
fabricate railed trailers has helped
us to fulfil the contractual delivery
timeframe and to move these cars
on container vessels as breakbulk
cargo. We have also fabricated a
ramp for unloading these cars at
the depot. There were challenges
and hurdles on the way, but so far,
we have been able to find solutions
and have delivered more than 90
cars without any OS&D,” says Dipika
deugro is currently delivering for the REM Project in Canada for a major European rolling stock manufacturer
Malhotra, Operations Manager for
deugro Toronto, Canada.
Another ongoing infrastructure
project for deugro is the complete
turnkey logistics management and
execution of about 100 double-deck
railcar bodyshells from Switzerland
to the USA. Our specialist team
in Germany is responsible for the
entire multimodal scope of work,
including transportation by truck,
barging on the Rhine River to the
Port of Antwerp, sea freight to
Galveston, Texas, and last-mile
transportation to Utah using the
Union Pacific Railway system.
“What made this project special
was the early involvement by the
client, way ahead of the start of
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the project. This gave us sufficient
Freight Forwarding & Logistics
time to design and procure tailor-
made lifting equipment used in
Europe and the USA for safe and
efficient loading/discharging
operations. The time was also
used to design and fabricate
unique multi-purpose transport
saddles. These were equipped with
lifting points as well as a number
of lashing lugs sufficient for all
phases of the transport, including
the high accelerations during
transport by rail,” says Uwe Moser,
Branch Manager for deugro Hanau,
Germany.
Ready to Make
Your Move.
At deugro, we recognize that rail freight transport is an
essential solution in moving critical cargo safely, securely and deugro.com
on time. Our experienced specialists offer end-to-end services
for rail, including operating our own 16-axle railcar as well as
providing transport engineering and in-person field support.
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OEM Fabricators, Inc.
A Key Supplier for the Global Rail Maintenance
and Passenger Rail Industries
A metal fabricator in the
Midwestern United
States has developed
into a key supplier for the
global rail maintenance and
passenger rail industries.
Founded in 1986, OEM Fabricators,
Inc. built its business by providing
contract manufacturing services
for local original equipment
manufacturers in the Midwestern
United States. As a result of
OEM’s high levels of service and
quality, the company spent its first
twenty-five years experiencing
rapid growth in its customer base
throughout the United States and
Canada. In 2012, OEM Fabricators
became EN 15085-2 Class 1 certified
and has used this certification
to support North American and
European manufacturers in the
rail maintenance industry and
develop into a key supplier in the
passenger rail industry. In 2018,
OEM Fabricators Inc. was awarded
a North American Supplier of
the Year Award from a global rail
manufacturer. In addition, as a
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testament to the work supporting
European manufacturers, in 2020,
OEM Fabricators was proud to
receive the Excellence in Services
Award from the German American
Chamber of Commerce-Midwest.
Services Offered
OEM Fabricators, Inc. has a team
of highly skilled craftsmen and
women building products for
leading manufacturers in the oil
and gas, construction, mining,
rail maintenance and passenger
rail industries. OEM Fabricators
provides contract manufacturing
services including design assistance,
fabrication, welding, machining,
painting, and light assembly. The
company’s strength is complex
medium to large-sized components.
Examples of products built are
structural frames, work head
components, underframes, bogey
frames, coupler components,
tanks and assorted large battery /
hydraulic / electrical boxes.
EN Welding
In 2012, after serving the rail
maintenance industry for twenty
years, OEM Fabricators became
EN-certified to build components
for a customer exporting rail
maintenance machines from the
United States to Europe. Since
that project, the company’s highly
skilled team of welders and
weld engineers have completed
numerous projects either to EN
standards for export to Europe, or
for European manufacturers setting
up localised production in the
United States to service the North
American market and to meet Buy
America requirements. Today, OEM
Fabricators is one of a small number
of contract manufacturers in the
United States offering EN 15085-2
Class 1 certified welding.
With over twenty years of
experience working with European
companies, OEM Fabricators is one
of a few full-service (machining,
welding and painting) suppliers
in the United States with a deep
understanding of European material
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grades, tolerance standards, weld
standards and testing standards.
OEM Fabricators has the ability to
produce product according to the
original European market design, as
well as help its customers navigate
through the differences between
standards, meaning that the
learning curve is reduced and
the company can serve as a valuable
asset for its customers.
Moving Forward
OEM Fabricators, Inc.’s team stands
ready to support these markets and
is excited to be part of the growing
passenger rail market in the United
States. Representatives will be
visiting InnoTrans 2022 and would
appreciate the opportunity to
introduce our organisation to you!
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VR FleetCare
< Services
Meet VR FleetCare
The circular economy is a sensible and cost-effective option that reduces the consumption of natural resources by prioritising repairs over
new products. This applies to entire trains as well as fleet components.
F inland is a small but
efficient northern country
that is home to many world-
class companies.
Their competitive advantages
have included high-level expertise,
customer insight, co-operation
and the courage to do things
in new ways. VR FleetCare is a
provider of rail fleet maintenance
and lifecycle services that is on
its way to becoming the leading
fleet maintenance company in
Northern Europe. The company’s
extensive industry experience and
roots in Finnish society provide
it with a strong foundation, but
why is it the best choice as your
fleet maintenance partner or
manufacturer?
This year marks the 160th
anniversary of VR FleetCare’s
maintenance business, which began
with looking after the fleet of the
Finnish railway operator.
After the maintenance business
was incorporated a few years ago,
VR FleetCare began to successfully
execute its growth strategy. Growth
is sought via other railway traffic
and in neighbouring areas, covering
all Northern Europe.
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“Our Finnish roots taught us to
live frugally during the early days
of the company. This has enabled
us to build unique expertise in
extending the lifecycle of rolling
stock and components. We also
specialise in repairing components
that have been discarded by others.
By doing so, we operate in line with
our values and harness the circular
economy as part of our operations.
“There are also other advantages
to being Finnish: we have a very
broad range of competencies
and a high standard of safety in
working life, which produces highly
committed employees. Finns are
also known for their reliability. We
keep our word and do things exactly
as agreed,” says Peter Guldbrand,
Vice President, Commercial at VR
FleetCare.
Operators and Fleet
Owners Face New
Challenges
Climate change is driving global
action, while urbanisation is
increasing the need for public
transport. This will further increase
the popularity of rail transport in
the future. What does this mean for
operators?
In the near future, all rail companies,
operators and fleet owners will
need to carefully consider how to
respond to the growing popularity
of rail transport. The procurement
of new rolling stock involves long
processes, and there is a need for
short-term solutions. All existing
rolling stock needs to be in use, and
many operators are considering
ways to extend the lifecycle of their
fleet.
“Fleet modernisation and retrofit
projects are our bread and butter,
and we solve all of our customers’
challenges according to their
wishes. We also have a very strong
partnership network. The same
subcontractors are used for building
cruise ships and for equipping trains
and wagons.”
Agile Operations
When a company’s production
operations are in order, its location
does not matter a great deal. For
two decades now, VR FleetCare has
applied the lean methodology in
its production operations, which
is also known as the principle of
continuous improvement. This has
enabled it to standardise the quality
and efficiency of its production. As
a medium-sized organisation, the
company is also agile, which may
not always be the case for large
organisations.
VR FleetCare’s agility is also
evidenced by the speed at which
the organisation has prepared
for a new area of production: the
manufacture of freight wagons.
Existing production lines can be
modified to support the production
of smaller batches of wagons.
“Due to Russia’s war against
Ukraine, our customers in Finland
and the other Nordic countries
have a need for rolling stock to
serve freight traffic, as the Russian
rolling stock that was previously
used for freight operations stopped
operating, and some rolling
stock manufacturers became
subject to sanctions. Under these
circumstances, we recognised
that we have the design and
production capabilities necessary
to manufacture small batches of
rolling stock in response to the
changed needs of our customers.
We are now in discussions with
several customers, but we still
have capacity for more,” Guldbrand
notes.
Peter Guldbrand, VP Commercial
sales.fleetcare@vr.fi
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The Digitalisation Trend
Train & Component Overhaul & Maintenance
Is Growing Stronger in
Rail Fleet Maintenance
Success in the international market
in rail fleet maintenance requires
not only a high level of competence
but also a touch of creativity and
the courage to do things in new
ways.
“In the manufacturing industry,
maintenance processes have been
built on a digital foundation for a
long time now. The development
of cloud services and computing
power, the decrease in prices and
examples from other industries
have finally brought digital services
to rail fleet maintenance as well.
“VR FleetCare’s solution is an in-
house development team for digital
SmartCare services, consisting of
experts in many different fields.
We also produce these services for
rail infrastructure maintenance.
The proactive prevention of
malfunctions and determining the
root causes are the cornerstones of
modern maintenance operations.
We want to find cost-effective and
easy-to-implement solutions to our
customers’ problems,” Guldbrand
concludes.
Meet us at InnoTrans in Hall 6.2.,
Stand 617
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PSI Repair Services, Inc.
PSI Is the Industry Expert for Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
Repairs, Modifications, Upgrades and Manufacturing
Services
Why choose PSI for your
printed circuit board
(PCB) repair?
We’ve got more expertise, better
equipment and more scalability
than other repair providers.
Not only do we have millions
of dollars in custom PCB repair
and system test fixtures, but our
Diagnosys PinPoint Systems are
the latest universal in-circuit test
equipment systems available. When
coupled with proprietary serial PCB
testing techniques and surface-
mount handling equipment, PSI
can repair even the most advanced
microprocessor or digital signal
processor circuits. Our highly
trained technicians are certified
in ESD and IPC repair and rework
standards, and routinely detect
stressed components that others
miss (see this case study on CCA
component inspection). Plus, after
the repair is completed, your
printed circuit board is functionality
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tested to ensure performance.
Many customers ask us to improve
failure-prone products through the
use of newer, more reliable printed
circuit board parts or full printed
circuit board redesign services.
But did you know that PSI can
design printed circuit boards and
manufacture replacement PCBs for
obsolete electronics? That’s right.
We deal with end of life (EOL) issues
on a daily basis. Nobody offers a
wider range of cost-saving services
for printed circuit boards than PSI.

Circuit
Nobody Gets to
the Root Cause of
Electronic Component
Performance Issues
Better Than PSI
Of all the good reasons to choose
PSI for your electronic repairs,
perhaps none is more important
than our extensive array of test
and diagnostic tools.
When you select PSI to repair
your electronic components,
they are thoroughly evaluated
and diagnosed using advanced
test equipment and proprietary
software techniques. Your
electronic components are
then repaired by our trained,
conscientious electronics
technicians, who have been
certified in ESD and IPC electronics
repair and rework standards. After
the repair is completed, your
component is 100% functionality
tested to guarantee repair integrity.
A PSI Component
Repair Can Save You
70% Versus the Cost of
Buying a Replacement
from the OEM
Is broken production equipment
hurting your company’s
productivity? If so, you’ve come to
the right place.
Since 1967, PSI Repair Services has
been a reliable and trusted resource
in the industrial component repair
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market. We offer a free evaluation,
Train & Component Overhaul & Maintenance
performance test and warranty on
all repair work. In some cases, we
save customers 70% versus the cost
of buying a replacement component
from the OEM.
PSI also offers industry-leading
engineering services to help
you make better, cost-effective
decisions. And, if you need to get
your critical system back up and
running again as quickly as possible,
PSI offers emergency services
and surplus parts (depending on
availability) to help you out of a jam.
PSI’s Industrial
Equipment Repair
Services Include the
Following:
• Ball Screws
• Electronics
• Printed Circuit Boards
• Hydraulics
• Motion Control
• Servo Valves Process Control &
Instrumentation
• Robotics
• Spindles
• Vacuum Pumps
• Wind Turbines
Call us with your repair questions—
we’ve got answers. Contact us now
for a quote at (+1) 800-325-4774.
For more information visit our
wesbite psi-repair.com.
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Cybersecurity
FoxGuard Solutions p.168

Condition Monitoring
SKF p.171
ZF Group p.174
intermetric p.177
Viper Innovations p.180
LiveEO p.183
Stimio p.186

Planning & Management Software

netwiss p.189
Petrosoft.pl p.192

Communication Technology
Televic GSP p.194
Rajant p.197
Nokia p.200
DAMM Cellular Systems p.203
Antonics p.204
Tallysman p.206
Frequentis p.209

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Computers & Sensors
Sensit p.211
Rail Vision p.212
Witt Solutions p.215
NEXCOM p.216
ASC Sensors p.219
NEXTSENSE p.222
EYYES p.225
Gobius p.228

Connectivity & Wifi

Nomad Digital p.231
Netskrt p.234

Passenger Infotainment
Daktronics p.237

Edge Computing
ADLINK Technology GmbH p.240

Ticketing
Switchio p.243
Handheld Group p.246

Digital Solutions
Cisco p.249
Intel p.252

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Railway Cybersecurity
The Pressing Need and Where to Start
A s the rail industry
continues to embrace
new digital technologies,
it is also exposing itself
to the security risks that
come along with operating
in such an environment,
writes George Ifebuzo,
Sales Director at FoxGuard
Solutions, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Framatome.
When we travel, we’re focused on
getting to our destination safely
and on time. The average passenger
doesn’t give much thought to
cybersecurity when they jump on
a train; however, it has more of an
impact on their daily journey than
they realise.
As a passenger, it is easy to
overlook the risks associated with
modern conveniences provided by
digital technology. Tickets can be
purchased online before arrival,
eliminating the need to stand
in line. Apps provide real-time
tracking of schedules, automatically
notifying passengers of delays and
preventing long waits at stations.
But as the rail industry continues to
embrace new digital technologies,
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it also exposes itself to the
security risks that come along with
operating in such an environment.
Cyberattacks designed to disrupt
travel, gain access to protected
data, or encrypt files to hold as
ransom, have now become a very
real threat. Protecting the rail
industry’s IT/OT infrastructure is
now more important than ever.
In recent years, a number of
cyberattacks on transport networks
have made headlines, including
Anonymous’ 2018 attack on San
Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit
(BART) network website, where
hackers stole and published the
contact details of over 2,000 BART
customers.
We’ve also seen the SamSam
ransomware shut down back-
end operations at the Colorado
Department of Transport (CDOT)
for a full month, at a cost of 1.5
million USD to the department.
Later the same year Southeastern
Pennsylvania Transportation
Authority (SEPTA) suffered a
malware attack compromising
real-time travel information, payroll
and company email systems. This
resulted in months of recovery
efforts for SEPTA and a year’s
worth of free credit monitoring for
employees.
While these examples all come
from the United States, the rest of
the world isn’t immune. A global
trojan attack took control of
Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) passenger
information screens, replacing train
schedules with ransom requests
demanding 300 bitcoin.
Money, however, is not the only
reason hackers would want to
target railways. Political motivators
were behind the Belarus Railway
hack earlier this year when a group
called Cyberpartisans encrypted
servers and databases to disrupt
operations in hopes of preventing
the advancement of Russian
troops into Ukraine. This attack
temporarily prevented Belarusian
Railways from issuing electronic
travel documents.
Cybersecurity Standards
and Regulations
As cybercriminals focus more on
the rail industry, new regulations
are being introduced that require
the implementation of a more
robust and proactive defensive
strategy. Regulatory guidance
and industry standards provide
valuable frameworks that can help
an organisation design, develop,
implement and monitor an effective
cyber programme.
In the European Union, these
include TS 50701 and IEC
62443, which the United
States’ Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) used as a
blueprint when developing its own
regulations last year.
Standards and regulations are
a good starting point for the
development of strategy and
provide an organisation with
useful guidelines for creating their
cybersecurity roadmap. While
companies must remain compliant
with industry regulations, the
cybersecurity mission doesn’t stop
when the audit box is checked.
Compliance doesn’t necessarily
equal security; there is much more
that can and should be done.
Develop and Sustain a
Culture of Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity should not be
something done in addition to your
daily job. It should be engrained in
how the job is done, which requires
a culture of cybersecurity to be
developed within an organisation.
It’s a team sport, and everyone
has their role to play, but for this
change in culture to set in there
must be buy-in from leadership. A
good cybersecurity culture starts at
the top.
Executive boards need to instil a
sense of urgency, prioritise budgets
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and make time for cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
projects and reviews. While
important to the success of the
programme, these are only the first
steps.
For a well-rounded cybersecurity
culture to exist, companies should
not only focus on the technical
element of cybersecurity but must
focus on the human element as
well. A strong human firewall is the
first line of defence against cyber
attacks.
We would like to believe that
hacking is a complex elaborate
game, but the truth is that most
breaches occur because of human
error due to a lack of cybersecurity
awareness. Ensuring employees are
properly trained to identify risks
and how to prevent them, along
with reinforcing best practices
and securing behaviours, creates
a security-first mindset, which is a
key element in creating a secure
environment. When it comes to
cybersecurity, prevention is key.
Hackers will exploit even the
smallest weaknesses; a robust, well-
rounded security programme is a
must.
Where to Start?
With a variety of infrastructure
and assets in multiple locations
spread across a vast area, ensuring
cybersecurity can be highly
challenging for transport networks.
The first question I always ask
customers is, what’s critical to your
organisation, because the first step
in developing a security strategy
is knowing what needs to be
protected.
With that information in hand,
a cybersecurity vulnerability
assessment is performed to
understand the overall attack
surface, and threat vectors that
pose the greatest risk to the
environment. This assessment,
followed by a comprehensive review
of company policy and procedures,
helps establish a baseline of an
organisation’s overall security
posture.
From the baseline, a gap analysis is
created that outlines the difference
between where you are currently,
and where you need to be to align
with industry regulations and
standards.
Once you have a clear picture of
what assets are at risk, a cyber risk
mitigation strategy is created to
address immediate needs, along
with a cybersecurity roadmap to
guide your company towards a
more secure future.
Expert Support for Your
Cybersecurity Journey
Taking the first step in cybersecurity
can be overwhelming but having
the right partner to support you
can make all the difference.
FoxGuard has been providing
cybersecurity solutions and
supporting critical infrastructure
for over 40 years. Together with
Framatome, our parent company,
who has extensive experience in
cybersecurity across nuclear and
non-nuclear industries, we have
teams of experts across both
Europe and the United States to
help assess your cybersecurity
posture and mitigate any weakness
you may have.
The reality is, cybersecurity is not a
destination, it’s a journey where the
road is constantly changing. New
vulnerabilities create new threats,
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technology evolves, environments
change and we must evolve and
change with them. The moment we
believe we are secure and become
complacent, we open the door to
additional risk. FoxGuard can help
you break down and prioritise
the steps needed to develop
and maintain your cybersecurity
programme and provide expert
support along the way.
Check out foxguardsolutions.com/
transportation-rail/ to find out
more.
George Ifebuzo
Director of Sales
gifebuzo@foxguardsolutions.com
+1 704 330 3521
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SKF
How Digitalisation and Performance Improvements
Can Help Us Move towards a More Sustainable
Railway
T he global need for more
sustainable transport
means there will be more
and more people travelling
by train and a shift of freight
transport from road to rail.
As physical expansion takes time
and is very costly, the industry looks
to digitalisation and increased train
availability to make the railways
more efficient. Additionally, even
though the railway is the most
sustainable form of transport,
there is rising demand to further
decarbonise the sector.
SKF offers innovative railway
solutions and services that improve
fleet efficiency and reliability – and
decrease life-cycle costs – while
supporting the industry on the way
to net-zero goals.
Pushing Performance
to Increase Uptime and
Availability
Innovations, developments and
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upgrades in bearings and units,
related products and condition-
monitoring solutions are
important to make passenger
and freight trains run reliably
and sustainably longer: they help
extend maintenance intervals
and reduce the risk of unplanned
stops, minimising the total cost of
ownership.
Extended maintenance intervals
and planned service stops only
when needed help maximise rolling
stock availability. Only replacing
what needs to be replaced, and
refurbishing rather than always
buying brand new parts, also help
minimise maintenance costs.
Knowing about bearing functional
failure before it occurs is critical
to avoiding unplanned downtime.
Smart condition monitoring
solutions – including machine
learning, AI and connected SKF
algorithms – can reduce the risk
of stops or breakdowns due to
bearing failures dramatically
throughout the entire bearing
lifetime. Combining them with field
services and training that ensure
proper installation reduces the risk
of bearing failure even further.
Digital Solutions
Driving Innovation and
Efficiency Gains
Digitalisation is driving innovative
technologies and opportunities
in the railway industry. More can
be achieved by using a digital
twin, e.g. when developing and
building new trains, changing
technologies, and testing new
concepts. Digital technologies are
available to maximise business
potential through efficiency gains in
maintenance and operations.
Modern interoperable on-board
condition-monitoring systems –
like the IMx-Rail and Insight Rail
– gather a multitude of data. SKF
software systems then interpret
the gathered data and present it in
easy-to-understand user interfaces
as valuable and actionable
information. With the help of
this information, SKF engineers
can provide support with high-
impact strategic activities. These
include extending or optimising
maintenance intervals, improving
bearing performance, improving
fleet reliability, and optimising
the supply chain helping rail
operators to reduce the total cost
of ownership.
The power of the digital twin
technology comes from connecting
a digital model of a bearing with
real-life data, creating a digital
thread throughout the service life
of the bearing. Instead of using
assumptions of parameters like
temperature levels, vibrations and
other conditions, a digital twin uses
data from its real-life counterpart.
The input data can be condition-
monitoring data, service history and
rebuild information – all relevant
information of the bearing life. This
technology opens up the possibility
for more accurate predictions, for
instance, remaining service life or
the effects of higher loads.
Solutions for
Sustainable Railways
Sustainability in railways has
many aspects: longer use, less
waste, safety, energy efficiency,
environmental impact and
profitability.
An important step in becoming
more sustainable is moving from
a linear to a circular economy. It
is quite possible to reduce energy
consumption, reduce waste and
reduce the carbon footprint with
the help of connected and tailored
offerings as well as technology that
makes operations more efficient.
The greatest environmental impact
of SKF bearings comes from
reducing energy consumption
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through friction reduction, and
we constantly seek new ways to
reduce friction even more. New
lighter, stronger materials for all
components in our bearings reduce
the weight of applications, and the
right lubricant for an application
results inoptimised friction and
longer bearing life.
Remanufacturing and refurbishing
bearings can make a bearing
capable of being used three times
longer. Seals both protect bearings
– making their service life longer
– and reduce grease waste and,
therefore, grease consumption.
SKF has been committed to efforts
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
for many years. We are dedicated to
decarbonising the full supply chain
– from materials to the delivery of
our products and solutions – with
the goal to become net zero.
See the Latest SKF
Solutions at InnoTrans
SKF comes to InnoTrans 2022
with a portfolio of railway-specific
solutions and services that help
optimise the use of both railway
systems and rolling stock. Meet
us in Hall 22b at Stand 670. If you
book a personal meeting with an
SKF representative, you will receive
a free InnoTrans 2022 admission
ticket.
Visit our digital hub
www.skf.com/innotrans2022
for details and updates.
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ZF Group
Keeping an Eye on Everything with ZF’s
connect@rail Solution
ZF’s condition monitoring system connect@rail consists of sensors, gateways, cloud and dashboard
R eliability in rail
transportation – be it
cargo or people – is more
important than ever.
Operators and manufacturers must
keep downtimes to a minimum,
safety and comfort at a maximum,
and avoid failures at all cost.
Fortunately, ZF is able to support
companies with its smart and digital
connect@rail system for condition
monitoring and maintenance
management.
Smart. Thorough. Digital.
Connectivity and digitalisation
have become an integral part of
our everyday lives. The enormous
quantities of information available
everywhere and in real time make
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new functions and business models
possible that were unthinkable a
few decades ago.
With connect@rail, ZF leverages
its extensive expertise as a leading
global company for driveline,
chassis and safety technology.
The system is a comprehensive
and modular approach to fleet
maintenance management and
condition monitoring, with the
following components:
• Heavy Duty TAGs, battery-
operated Bluetooth sensors
that are placed on the vehicle
bogies. There, they measure
acceleration, vibrations and
other parameters.
• Gateways, the VCU Pro Onboard
Units, with CAN interfaces,
several analogue input and
digital output ports that
supports Bluetooth, wifi and all
common GNSS. The gateway is
able to store and pre-process
data gathered by the sensors.
• The ZF IoT Cloud, accessed via
said secure onboard gateway,
that uses the collected and
enriched data to detect wear,
damage and abnormality early
and precisely.
• A dashboard for desktops
and mobile devices that gives
end-users a comprehensive
overview of all parameters,
reports, maintenance schedules
and more.
• Digital typeplates with an
integrated RFID chip that log
actual installation position and
hours of service of individual
components. They both
facilitate and keep records of
scheduled maintenance.
operators an efficient way to reduce
downtimes. Thus, it helps keeping
public and cargo transport running
efficiently.
Ecosystem
The modular connect@rail platform
is a turnkey solution. ZF not only
delivers the matching hardware,
but also offers the required
software, the advanced analytics
and the associated platforms.
If requested by the customer,
more sensors, evaluations and
monitoring functions can be added.
ZF is also meeting the challenges
of digitalisation by creating and
implementing ecosystems, leading
to shorter periods for market
launch of innovative and tailored
solutions that meet rapidly
changing customer requirements.
The open, customer-specific
software and hardware architecture
of the connect@rail system allows
the integration of partners into the
ZF ecosystem.
The co-operation with DB
Systemtechnik is one successful
example of such an ecosystem
partnership. In a joint project,
ZF adapted the connect@rail
algorithm to evaluate the obtained
data to detect noticeable problems
on the tracks and to precisely locate
them using GPS. Maintenance work
can be carried out early on and
in an anticipatory manner, thus
preventing delays, breakdowns and
overloading of the rail network, as
well as simplifying and automating
operating processes.
ZF at InnoTrans 2022
ZF is showcasing its latest
technologies for rail vehicles at this
year’s InnoTrans in Berlin, Hall 20,
Booth 580.
Save the Date: ZF Innovation
Forum
On Thursday, 22 September 2022,
starting at 4pm, ZF experts will
present the connectivity solutions
together with partners and
customers at the ZF booth. Join
the ZF Innovation Forum and learn
more about the connect@rail
platform.

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intermetric
Complying with Rail Directives for Geo-Monitoring
in Germany
Achieving Redundancy by Combining Total Stations and IoT-based, Wireless Tiltmeters
R ail infrastructure is
subject to change and
evaluating how these
changes impact the safety of
railway services is key.
In Germany, the regulatory
framework for monitoring is
provided by the 883.8X00 series of
directives issued by Deutsche Bahn
AG (DB).
This article aims to show how the
demands of these directives, such as
clear task descriptions, monitoring
of external geometry and high
reliability through redundancy, can
be achieved in practice.
The Deutsches Institut für Normung
(DIN), the German standardisation
body, regulates the planning,
implementation, evaluation and
documentation of monitoring
measurements via DIN 18710-4.
The requirements and conditions
for deformation monitoring must
be defined in a task description and
implementation must be mapped
out in a measurement programme.
The description defines what
objects should be observed,
the minimum and maximum
deformations, the precision
required, the measuring frequency,
accessibility, safety, warning and
alarm parameters and the form
and frequency of results and
documentation.
The Geo-Monitoring
Directive
For measures affecting the rail
system, DB states: “By means of
geomonitoring, possible changes
in the spatial position (rigid body
movement) and/or internal shape
(deformations) of railway tracks and
points, constraint points of the line,
buildings [...] and other installations
are recorded […] and documented.”
If changes have occurred or are
foreseen, a risk analysis and
assessment must be carried out in
accordance with Ril 883.8100. It shall
indicate whether monitoring should
be undertaken and, if so, its extent
and purpose.
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The directive states: “According
to the same procedure [risk
analysis], the dispensability of geo-
monitoring must be demonstrated.”
The directive requires changes in
external geometry to be recorded.
Two requirements of the 883.8X00
series of directives are that geo-
monitoring must detect, document
and, if necessary, report changes in
the external geometry, and it must
be set up in a redundant manner
so the malfunction of a component
does not prevent measurement
results from being available.
Many monitoring installations use
total stations or inclinometers
as measuring sensors. Neither of
these instruments alone can fulfil
the two requirements of ‘superior’
and ‘redundant’. Total stations
are robust but complex systems.
A technical defect is unlikely but
cannot be ruled out.
Furthermore, total station
measurements are subject to
changing weather conditions, as
their measuring principle is optical.
They may not be able to measure in
heavy fog or snowfall. Adding more
total stations does not solve the
problem.

Biaxial tiltmeters measure changes

in inclination in two perpendicular
axes, such as the longitudinal and
transverse inclination of a sleeper.
The monitoring system establishes
the reference to the absolute
elevation through a chain of such
sensors, up to the stable area.

If one of the intermediate sensors

should fail, an assessment of the
absolute elevations of the entire
chain is no longer possible. Due to
the nature of the system, tiltmeters
cannot detect changes in position.
In principle, monitoring systems
based purely on tiltmeters do not
meet the requirements.

Some geo-monitoring installations

use both types of instruments and
display the results in juxtaposition.
An integration of the measurement
results usually does not take place.

Redundancy

The 883.8X00 series of directives

does not define the term
‘redundancy’. However, it is required
that the system delivers reliable
results even in the event of a single
component failure.
We speak of good redundancy
when all redundancy components
are approximately equal and the
measurements are independent.
This increases the reliability of the
results and probably is what the
authors of Ril 883.8000 intended.
Intermetric’s iGM.NET geo-
monitoring system integrates total
stations and biaxial tiltmeters and
thus fulfils the requirements of Ril
Railway track instrumentation for combined geo-monitoring
883.8000. The independence of the
measurements is assured by the
different measuring principles of
the total station and tiltmeter.
Total stations determine the
outer and inner geometry of the
railway track and tiltmeters take
measurements regardless of
weather conditions. On railway
tracks, two prisms and one biaxial
inclination sensor are fitted on
every fifth sleeper.
Each sensor type monitors
the other, which leads to truly
independent compliance. Long-
range, wide-area network radio
allows battery-operated tiltmeters
to transmit values to a central
gateway for months with no
maintenance.
Reduction of
Interference
Passing or stopping trains, track
marshals and maintenance work on
the tracks can lead to temporary
visual restrictions between the
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geo-monitoring system will react
to such situations and repeat the
measurement.
The repetition routine should be
as configurable as possible, as is
the case with iGM.NET. Not every
measurement can be repeated
within the same period. Individual
failures are counteracted by
sufficient instrumentation and a
suitable evaluation method may
mitigate the effect of failures.
It’s possible, for example, to
compensate for a failure by
interpolation. It is technically more
correct and computationally more
stable to apply a weighted network
adjustment to all measurements.
The network adjustment not only
compensates for measurement
failures but also provides statistical
information about the quality of
measurements and deformation
magnitudes.
deformation statements over
the project period, based on the
superordinate co-ordinates of each
object point. This is the only way
to consistently monitor the track
status over months or even years.
The large-scale geo-monitoring
system collects results over the
entire measurement period in an
unchanging frame of reference. This
is a prerequisite for reproducing
track position at any time,
independently of the size and
extension of the deformation and
extent of track alignment work.
Changes and How to
Visualise Them
Results should be prepared such
that relevant information is rapidly
captured. It is important that
project-specific diagrams and tables
be generated in the same format so
they can be compared with no risk
of confusion. The external reference
of results should be clearly
indicated on each display. The
presentation results on a suitable
web portal ensures the ‘availability
of results’ required by the directive.
• This text is based on an
article first published in Der
Eisenbahn Ingenieur by Markus
Federmann, Roman Pils,
Matthias Schreinemachers,
Ulrich Völter of Intermetric,
available at www.eurailpress.
de/publikationen/ei.html.
Arnau Carbonell
Sales Area Manager Europe
(+34) 635 053 510
acarbonell@worldsensing.com

If there is a failure of the total

station subsystem, for example
as a result of extreme weather
conditions, the network adjustment
based on inclination measurements Redundant geo-monitoring on four tracks
still provides the elevation
information required.

Practical Experience

In infrastructure projects involving

railway tracks over a large area,
monitoring usually covers a large
area and lasts for many months.
The geo-monitoring system must
detect the entire settlement area
to reliably identify large-scale
deformation.

This can only be accomplished by

total stations, ideally combined with
tiltmeters. These provide uniform

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Viper Innovations
World Class Technology and Service: Digital
Transformation of Lineside Assets

D o you want to transform

your signalling power
supplies system’s safety,
performance and efficiency
or differentiate your bids
from the competition?

Then the Viper Innovations

CableGuardian system is here for
you and delivering right now.

Viper is setting the pace in

technology, service and delivery
for the UK railway and has
really shown the way to reduce
project costs and provide a real
alternative to achieving the
performance, reliability, availability,
maintainability and safety targets
without the eye-watering project
costs that usually come with it.
In the operational arena, we’ve
already made critical lineside
safety improvements, saved tens
of thousands of delay minutes and
hundreds of thousands of pounds
in direct benefits from the primary
deployments of the system. We’re
spreading rapidly across the UK
network and now it’s time to spread
the word.
Viper is a digital technology
company specialising in the
monitoring and improvement of
electrical assets by developing
innovative systems that turn data
into information and insight, driving
safety, performance and efficiency
in your operational assets. We have
diversified from oil and gas to rail
after developing a very successful
worldwide asset base in specialist
systems for subsea cables and have
worked in a dynamic partnership
with our clients in UK rail over a
number of years to develop, mould
and deploy our ground-breaking
technology to monitor the widest
range of parameters available on
lineside signalling power assets. This
is giving users unparalleled insights
across the lifecycle of a system –
covering transformers, switchgear
and cables in all their shapes and
sizes, thereby allowing existing
failure modes to be identified far
earlier in the lifecycle and new
failure modes to be recognised well
before becoming a problem for the
operational railway. In addition, we
are driving the modernisation of
working practices in partnership
with those delivering the work to
create even more business benefits
from the technology by building the
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removing the need to go trackside
for a number of power system

Condition Monitoring
maintenance activities.

CableGuardian, as a technology,
system and service, improves asset
performance by continuously
monitoring a combined and wide
range of parameters, including
insulation resistance from the
gigaOhms to Ohms scale, insulation
capacitance, voltage, current and
volt drop to provide a complete and
holistic view of your lineside power
asset 24/7. The system incorporates
spread-spectrum time-domain
reflectometry (SSTDR), which
monitors live electrical systems
to allow the location of conductor
or connection degradation and
damage to be pinpointed to either
enable staff to act prior to complete
failure, such as rodent damage, or
to recover much more quickly post-
incident from catastrophic damage
such as cable theft.
In addition to the hardware, the
system has a cloud-based data
analysis and storage capability to
enable the user to develop and
characterise new asset insights.
It contains mapping, graphing,
and analysis tools to allow the
user to compare and contrast
the different parameters to gain
new asset understanding and to
build-in organisational learning
for your specific assets – plus it
has the ability to characterise and
create alarm and event thresholds
to enable the system to chase
the user when action is required.
The additional insights that can
be gained from CableGuardian
not only allow you to change your
maintenance practices to build
in long-term efficiency, predict
and prevent failures and identify
safety issues before they become a
problem. You will now also be able
to manage your asset effectively
across its entire lifecycle, moving
to a true condition-based asset
management regime that will save
millions over the asset life.
The final piece in the jigsaw
of enabling world-class asset
management is the dedicated
and proactive service Viper
Innovation delivers – this is a
real differentiator that bridges
the gap from the deployment of
effective technology to creation of
business improvement, the much
debated innovation chasm. We
work proactively with you across
the business, project and asset
management lifecycle, from client
concept development; bid support;
project delivery management; Tier
1 project and supplier support;
design house, installation, testing
and commission contractor support;
in-service transition and operations
/ maintenance support to overall
Watch our
CableGuardian
overview video
asset management support. This
is to ensure that CableGuardian is
integrated into your systems and
business in the most advantageous
and cost-effective way possible,
supporting you from concept to
in-service operation and beyond,
helping you change your working
practices, develop asset insights,
benefit from shared experience
with a wider user group and
support your training, learning
and development as you progress
with your CableGuardian journey –
squeezing every last ounce out of
the asset.
If you want to make the move to
true asset management, deliver
world-class safety, performance
and efficiency and make the
move to digitally-modernised
maintenance, Viper Innovations and
CableGuardian is your one-stop-
shop for all your lineside signalling
power asset management needs.

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CableGuardian - is the only Network Rail approved 20,000+
cable monitoring system that offers adherence to Tier Delay minutes avoided
3, Tier 2 & Tier 1 of the Network Rail standard NR/L2/
SIGELP/27725 - Insulation Monitoring and Fault Location
Systems for use on Signalling Power Systems.
PA05/06538
Network Rail Approved

JOIN THE
REVOLUTION
to improve signalling resilience
Proven Trackside Technology Since 2018: This advanced system has
been proven in operation since August 2018, with multiple UK regions
already benefiting from the technology and further installations scheduled Tier 3 Approved
across the network this year.

Key Benefits: Tier 2 Approved

• Fewer boots on ballast fault finding and cable testing.
• Quickly and accurately locate cable faults and cable theft.
• User friendly web portal for fault diagnosis and location.
• Allows trending of insulation resistance and insulation capacitance at a cable section level. Tier 1 Approved
• Technological alternative to the 5 yearly manual cable testing requirements.
CableGuardian helping passengers to arrive on time.

Network Rail Approved, Product

Certificate Number: PA05/06538
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Condition Monitoring
World Premiere at InnoTrans:
Lightning-Fast Storm Damage Assessment

C limate change requires

railway operators to
make their networks more
real-time, based on satellite data
and AI.
central Europe has ever witnessed.

resilient and mitigate risks
from weather events.
If the network is impacted by heavy
storms, it is imperative to react
swiftly and restore service as quickly
as possible. At InnoTrans, LiveEO will
showcase its product that identifies
storm damage locations in near-
This summer has been a wake-up
call for many who had taken climate
change lightly. An unprecedented
heatwave swept over Europe and,
in fact, the whole world. 42°C in
London convinced many who, if not
neglected, did not spend much time
and energy on climate activism. The
heatwave came almost exactly one
year after the most drastic floods
Harsher Weather
Conditions Are Here to
Stay
According to scientists, things
will simply get worse until 2060
because all action we take now
has a delayed effect. Our weather
for the next few decades has been

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determined by our societies’ actions
in the past. Heat and floods are two
symptoms of our ailing climate,
storms are another.
This is a grim outlook indeed. We
know storms are going to increase,
putting stress on our infrastructure
networks. Trees to the left and
right of the tracks pose a risk if in
declining health. Large networks
are hard to monitor on such a
granular level from the ground,
and carbon-intensive helicopter
inspections arguably worsen the
situation. Given the situation of us
being stuck in this hot mess is here
for the years to come – how do we
deal with it? Technology is our best
chance.
Satellite Data Is More
Available than Ever
Satellite technology has come a
long way. The commercialisation
of the space industry has brought
us not only space tourism for
billionaires but has also led to
significant reductions in the cost of
bringing payloads into orbit. This,
in turn, has made it possible for
a whole new industry of satellite
operating companies to emerge.
With the constellations of hundreds
of satellites, companies like Planet
Labs or ICEYE capture raw imagery
of every location on Earth every
single day. Machine-learning and
cloud-computing advances make
it possible to use this data to solve
problems in track maintenance.
World Premiere: Near-
Real-Time Storm
Damage Detection
Trees falling on to the tracks or
overhead lines during storms are
dangerous and costly for railway
operators as they cause service
interruptions. At InnoTrans 2022,
LiveEO will premiere its product for
near-real-time damage detection
for railway companies at Booth 440
in Hall 7.1A.
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The software uses sophisticated
change-detection algorithms and
imagery from satellites equipped
with synthetic-aperture radar (SAR)
to detect objects on the tracks
following storms automatically.
SAR satellites penetrate clouds and
rapidly deliver high-resolution data,
even in bad weather conditions.
The system provides the location
of the detected damage events
in a user-friendly GIS application
a few hours after the storm. The
new solution allows operators to
react quickly to natural disasters
and restore service sooner than
ever. The product launch comes
after a pilot phase with several
infrastructure operators. The
product has been used to quickly
assess storm damage in real-life
conditions.
A Complete Rail
Monitoring Suite
The new product enhances LiveEO’s
existing rail monitoring suite
comprising its satellite-based
vegetation management solution
and LiveEO’s product for monitoring
continuous ground deformation.
The complete suite enables
railway operators to minimise the
environmental risk to their assets.
Data-Driven Vegetation
Management
LiveEO’s satellite-based vegetation
management solution delivers
the user value on three levels.
First, they get an overview of all
vegetation along their asset. The
analysis includes the trees’ location,
the canopy height, the vegetation
species and their vitality. Vegetation
managers can better plan their
budget and inspections based on
this information.
On the second level, the software
takes that information and
combines it with risk models to
determine the high-risk areas. This
enables the operators to act on
a condition-based rather than a
cycle-based approach and minimise
vegetation risk.
Thirdly, the product generates
prioritised work orders based on
the risk assessment. The whole
analysis, including the work order,
can be accessed via LiveEO’s
intuitive web app, which requires
no GIS knowledge. Managers assign
work orders to field workers, who
access them via LiveEO’s mobile app.
They can use the app to navigate to
the locations and document their
work.
Ground Deformation
Detection
Detection of ground deformation
is another important application
of satellite analysis for railway
operators. Ground deformation is
not visible to the naked eye but can
cause significant damage to railway
tracks and even lead to derailments.
Even slight elevation changes
can be the first sign of seriously
concerning events such as dam
failures or landslides. Most research
indicates that half of all train
derailments are caused by bent or
damaged rails. In the US, there are,
on average, 3.7 derailments per
day. In the EU, there were 68 such
derailments in 2016. Not only are
these derailments a cause of fiscal
concern, but they also come with an
increased risk to passengers.
To combat this problem, LiveEO
utilises satellite-supported radar
data monitoring. SAR
(synthetic-aperture radar) is the
technology used for this process.
It can cover massive areas and
pinpoint problems down to
millimetres. The method provides a
comprehensive overview of larger
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areas and can detect trends to make
railways safer and more reliable.
Monitoring 34,000km
of Rail Network for
Deutsche Bahn
LiveEO has worked with German
railway operator Deutsche Bahn
since 2018. Its 34,000km rail
network consists of a dense tree
population, which has proven to be
an essential factor in passenger and
freight traffic operability.
Because of a lack of manual
solutions to properly analyse the
entire network quickly, and a lack
of reliable data for determining the
appropriate budget, strategy and
personnel management, LiveEO
was commissioned to determine
the number of track kilometres
directly impacted by trees. For
their innovative solution, LiveEO
has been awarded Deutsche Bahn’s
Supplier Innovation Award 2021.
LiveEO will premiere its near-
real-time storm damage
detection solution at
InnoTrans: Booth 440, Hall 7.1A.
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Stimio
Rail Track Monitoring – Real-Time Geometry
and Defects Measurement

Stimio’s end-to-end IoT solution allows real-time defects monitoring, evolution over time and maintenance prioritisation

F ollow our track geometry

and defects remotely
and in real time with our IoT
solution.
Railway tracks are permanently
subject to numerous constraints,
which can be weather conditions
(thermal amplitude depending on
the season, etc.), the stability of
the ground (natural movements,
seismic activity, etc.) or wear and
tear linked to their use (passage
of trains, etc.). Playing a key role in
reducing carbon gases in transport
and driven by the will and ambition
of the public authorities, the
railway network must also be able
to manage increasing demands for
capacity and availability (both for
passengers and freight).
The monitoring of ‘track geometry’,
i.e. rail deformations, is therefore
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network operators. It is in fact a
question of guaranteeing smooth
running on the track, not only for
passenger comfort but also – and
above all! – for safety reasons.
A Challenge: to
Overcome the
Incompatible Triangle of
‘Cost – Exhaustiveness –
Immediacy’
Currently, this rail track geometry Observe and Evaluate
monitoring is mainly carried out by
inspection rounds, which can
be visual and / or done with
instruments. These rounds are
costly, both in terms of time and
equipment, especially as it is
sometimes necessary to immobilise
all or part of the rail traffic.
Detecting defects is therefore
limited – firstly, because the
prohibitive cost of the rounds
means that only certain portions of
track are inspected daily (with no
direct logic between the monitoring
and potential defects); secondly,
because it is not possible to
follow up on the apparition or the
development of the deterioration of
the defects observed between two
inspections.
An Idea: Take Advantage
of Ordinary Journeys to
First-Hand the State of
the Network
This solution takes the aforesaid
difficulties into account and puts
forward a very simple idea –
capitalise on the ordinary rotations
of the rolling stock to make it a first-
hand witness of the state of the
network.
We have therefore developed an
end-to-end IoT solution based on:
1. Non-intrusive instrumentation
of part of the rolling stock.
This involves equipping
several ‘control’ trains with
our Railnode IoT sensors. Two
would be positioned on a bogie
(accelerometers) and one placed
on the roof of the rolling stock
(GPS terminal).
2. Instrumentation, at certain
points along the track, with
Bluetooth IoT sensors to ensure
continuity of GPS tracking in
underground zones.
3. The development of
algorithms enabling:
• The precise geolocation of
potential defects (not all
shocks are defects but all
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defects generate shocks)
• The creation of baselines
Condition Monitoring
for each defect and the
anticipation of their
development
• Characterisation – taking
into account the context
– of the different types of
defects
4. Transformation of the data
into information available via
the Oxygen platform.
A Tool: To Monitor in
Real Time the Position
and Characteristics of
Defects on the Track
Our tool enables us to deliver
immediate, clear and reliable
information on network defects and
in particular:
• Their location
• Their main characteristics
• Their development over time
• Anticipation of their potential
deterioration
• Details of the shocks they have
generated
In addition to data visualisation,
it is a tool which can really help
in decision-making and can lead
to maintenance prescriptions,
particularly in the prioritisation
of the segments on which to
intervene.
Focus on Data Science /
Engineering:
The central idea of the work on data
is the transformation of a series of
‘observations’ (sensor telemetry)
into relevant information that can
be used directly by the operational
teams.
Track defects and their evolution are displayed on Stimio’s Oxygen cloud platform
From simple GPS positions, it is
possible, for example, to reconstruct
itineraries, calculate speeds, etc.
or even estimate the types of
difficulties that a train may have
encountered on its journey.
The observation of accelerations
– which are nothing more than a
series of points distributed along
three axes (vertical, horizontal
and lateral) – then takes on its
full meaning. It becomes possible,
not only to locate the shock that
they show (by correlating the GPS
‘timestamp’ with the accelerometer
‘timestamp’), but also to specify the
context and / or eliminate certain
interpretations. For example,
a certain frequency could be
explained not by the shock itself,
Click or scan the QR code to view
but by the speed of the train. our website
Our track geometry monitoring
solution is therefore taking on
the challenge of using data. By
implementing reliable sensors (‘on-
board development’), the industrial
management of data input and
output (‘data engineering’) and the
enhancement of the latter (‘data
science’), it is possible to achieve the
three objectives: exhaustiveness,
immediacy and controlled cost. Kevin Dreillard
Chief Marketing Officer
kevin.dreillard@stimio.fr
+33240185093
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netwiss
Optimise Passenger Vehicles and Increase
Efficiency with Just a Few Clicks!
In the case of passenger
trains, the aim is often to
maximise the number of
seats.
It is expected that this will improve
profitability as more people can
be transported. In reality, however,
maximising the number of seats
always leads to a reduction in
efficiency, as in rail transport in
particular this means that baggage
stowage is greatly undersized and is
not designed to meet the needs of
travellers. In addition, the necessary
movement space for passengers
is greatly restricted in all vehicle
types.
The Problem
The majority of travellers do not
want to or cannot lift their baggage
and want to have visual contact
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with it at all times. In the case of
inadequately designed baggage
stowage, this means that baggage
is often stowed on or in front of
seats or in the aisle. Furthermore,
the baggage volume in the design
of vehicles is often strongly
underestimated. The consequences
are blocked seats and aisle areas
and thus a lower possible seat
occupancy rate, higher safety risk,
significantly longer dwell time,
reduced punctuality, higher energy
Step 1: With the help of predefined
elements and aids such as snapping,
layouts of a vehicle can be
created in a short time without
CAD knowledge, whereby all
elements can be configured three-
dimensionally easily and precisely.

Step 2: You select the layouts

that you want to compare with
each other and define the travel
purposes for which the simulation
is to run. Optionally, numerous
further setting possibilities are
available.

Step 3: TrainOptimizer® generates

easy-to-understand charts based
on behavioural data from over
400,000 passengers. Using the data
you can read out the values for
stowage of baggage, actual seat
availability and achievable dwell
time as well as compare layouts
with each other.

consumption and greatly reduced
passenger comfort with increasing
dissatisfaction. All this leads to a
significant reduction in efficiency!
Optimisation Opportunities
TrainOptimizer® is a brand-new
software tool with which you
can check the efficiency of any
vehicle-interior design with just
a few clicks. You can compare any
variants of a wagon or train and
get a clear picture of how long the
average dwell time will be, how
many pieces of baggage cannot
be stowed properly and how high
the proportion of unusable seats
is or the actual achievable capacity
degree.
A variety of special queries
are possible with the aim of
determining the most efficient
layout. TrainOptimizer® is an
online tool with the big advantage
that time-consuming installations
and updates are no longer
necessary, and you can access all
functionalities from any computer.
With TrainOptimizer® you can
optimise any public transport
vehicle. The spectrum ranges from
high-speed trains to intercity
trains, night trains, local trains and
suburban trains. TrainOptimizer®
can also be used for undergrounds,
trams and even buses.

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Database
TrainOptimizer® is a tool that has
emerged from over two decades of
intensive research into passenger
behaviour and needs. This research
has been and will continue to be
carried out by netwiss together
connection with baggage transport.
In addition, there is exact data on
baggage sizes and weight in rail
and intermodal transport for many
thousands of pieces of baggage.
Unique
Vienna University of Technology
and is distributed by the netwiss
company. The entire team of all
three partners has proven expertise
in the field of railway engineering,
which makes the tool a unique
product.

with the Research Centre for

Railway Engineering of the Vienna
University of Technology. The tool is
based on the following data:
Passenger behaviour of over
400,000 passengers in over
100 different vehicle types in
different European countries. The
behavioural analyses include both
passenger movement and seat
selection in local and long-distance
trains, behaviour with regard to
baggage transport and stowing
and behaviour during boarding and
deboarding. Supplementary surveys
of approximately 50,000 travellers
in over ten European countries
have provided precise knowledge
on the type and extent of baggage
transport, on problems with
boarding and passenger movement
as well as with stowing baggage in
the train and the concrete needs
and readiness of travellers in
The special database shown above
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optimisation tool for rail vehicles contact us:
because it accurately maps the
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combination of all the data allows
statements to be made on the info@trainoptimizer.com
efficiency of the vehicles and on the
exact optimisation potential at the www.trainoptimizer.com
highest level.
TrainOptimizer® is a joint product of
the netwiss and IT-eXperience
companies and the Research Centre
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Petrosoft.pl
RailSoft at InnoTrans 2022
A s always, Petrosoft.pl
experts will be present
at the largest railway fair in
Europe, taking place in Berlin.
InnoTrans is one of the largest
industry events where you can get
acquainted with the latest news
from the world of rail transport.
Starting on 20 September, Berlin
will become a meeting place for
flagship manufacturers, commercial
representatives of communication
companies, engineers, experts
and railway enthusiasts for four
days. Fair visitors will have the
opportunity to learn about the hard
work of the many companies that
change the face of rail transport
with their innovations. InnoTrans
is also an opportunity to watch
presentations, learn about products
and solutions and participate in
many discussion panels in narrow
niches of the railways from around
the world.
Each edition of InnoTrans is
preceded by intensive activities
of our IT teams, who with their
work and creativity adapt the
RailSoft system to every railway
challenge in enterprises. Every
year, rail transport is summed up
in millions of tons of transported
equipment and materials, without
which logistics transport would
be very limited. Together with our
partners and current customers, we
have prepared a number of system
updates, which are an extension
of many standard options for rail
service.
This year, the development of the
RailSoft software was directed,
among others, to employees in the
field. The solution introduces a new
standard of working time services
for specialists on the ground. Train
drivers, auditors and setters receive
a modern option of registering
the mileage and the scope of
their daily duties performed on
the rolling stock. Work can be
settled in a convenient way, and
information about completed
tasks is sent directly to the system,
where it is possible to forward such
information. The employee has the
opportunity to fill in the work card
directly in the field, having at their
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disposal modern mobile devices
that are fully adapted to the mobile
version of our RailSoft solution. The
work card is also supplemented
with the number of kilometres
travelled, which significantly helps
in calculating the level of due
remuneration for employees.
WEB Workshop – another update
supporting the operation of
workshops and railway entities.
This module helps in handling
shutdowns of rolling stock and the
locomotives themselves, which
require servicing. The system will
guide the railway company through
the entire exemption notification
process, which will be picked up
by the workshop from within the
RailSoft system. In accordance
with the procedures, the system
will notify both parties about the
course of service work, the current
status and send the measurement
card. All information is continuously
coupled with BI data.
The breakdowns of individual
statistics will allow taking into
account the number of failures
repeated on individual vehicles and
will help to better plan strategic
journeys so as to eliminate
unexpected outages and improve
safety standards and thus reduce
costs.
One of the next updates is the
ability to control rail transport
using RFID technology. The solution
– thanks to the use of RFID gates
located in the field and themselves
locators on wagons – allow you to
track a lot of the data necessary
in the railway industry from the
system level. All data related to:
• the number of wagons of a train
• their weight
• compliance of the wagon Visit us in Berlin at our Stand 120 in
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contents with the intended use Hall 6.1 from 20 to 23 September.
• time for the train to travel
through sidings
• times of trips outside For more information contact
The entire measuring infrastructure Karolina Ząbek
facilitates the flow of important
EMEA Sales Director, Warsaw
information between departments
Branch
and employees and speeds up
decision making. Karolina.Zabek@petrosoft.pl
InnoTrans is a great opportunity to +48 606301406
learn even more about RailSoft.
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Digital Fallback Increases Availability and Cost-Efficiency
of Audio Communication Systems
By Kristof Boerjan, Product Manager at Televic GSP
“Dear passengers, welcome
aboard the intercity train to
Ghent and Antwerp Central
Station. The next stop is
Waregem.”
On-board communication means
reliable audio broadcasts. In this
respect, the architecture of the on-
board audio communication system
must be carefully considered. To
ensure high functional reliability, a
fallback method is no luxury.
Televic GSP’s Train
Audio Communication
System (TRACS) and
the Importance of
Its Innovative Digital
Fallback
Our audio platform for railway
applications – TRACS – is a
complete audio solution consisting
of modular and configurable base
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components or devices. The TRACS
product line stands for high-quality
audio and functional reliability.
On top of that, its configurability,
modularity and security ensure we
can provide our customers with a
state-of-the-art and flexible future-
proof platform.
The TRACS functionalities
enable many different on-board
communication expressions. These
vary from crew to passenger
messages, playback of pre-recorded
 “This digital fallback
mode enables an
unprecedented level
of availability of audio
functionality.”
messages, to warning tones and
music broadcasts via the public
address system. The intercom
functions ensure crystal-clear
communication between crew
members and between passengers
and the train crew.
Some of the advantages of
TRACS:
• Superior audio quality
with state-of-the-art audio
algorithms, low latency, high
intelligibility even at severe
ambient circumstances
• High reliability: functional
reliability increased by
architecture choice using
same base components, both
analogue and digital fallback
support
• Low risk & upgradable: thanks
to the modular approach and
up-to-date software stack
• Secure maintenance interfaces
• Configurable: customisation
via parameterisation of ‘proven
design’ software: zoning, audio
settings, priorities, functional
behaviour of IO, etc.
• Designed to optimise the
total cost of ownership (TCO):
in order to be efficient during
the full product lifecycle, it’s
easy to integrate, commission,
install and maintain, different
architectures for different
needs with plug and play
operation and long term
support
Analogue or Digital
Fallback?
In the past, audio system providers
implemented the communication
between the different audio devices
via analogue (UIC568-based) train
lines. This communication method
is still used today, but mostly as
an analogue fallback method
when the main communication via
the Ethernet backbone is failing.
Although UIC568 has been used
for a long time, it has a number of
shortcomings to support up-to-date
audio fallback functionalities.
More Is Possible with
Digital
Due to the functional restrictions
of analogue fallback – the
lack of passenger emergency
communication for instance –
we have invested in a fallback
method with extra possibilities.
The method is based on standard
technology already used in railway
applications: daisy-chained Ethernet
in combination with Power over
Ethernet (PoE). By using a digital
link, we eliminate the restrictions of
the analogue fallback with support
for multiple audio streams and a
digital communication channel
among others. Another advantage
of digital fallback is the identical
functional behaviour compared
to ‘normal mode’ operation.
Passengers and crew should not
be aware whether the function
is executed in normal or fallback
mode.
More Reliability and Less
Maintenance
Our digital fallback network works
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completely independently from the
main Ethernet backbone. Besides
Communications Technology
that, diagnostics of this back-up
network are never intrusive, which
means that they can be performed
continuously behind the scenes
when the public transport vehicle
is in operational service. The digital
fallback method with monitoring
functionality won’t leave any
dormant failures behind.
Furthermore, TRACS is designed to
optimise TCO by leveraging plug
and play operation, a configuration
toolset for commissioning,
advanced diagnostics and
troubleshooting. This implies lower
maintenance and a higher cost-
efficiency in the long run.
Leveraging Digital
Fallback to Implement
Cost-Efficient Audio
System Topologies
Instead of increasing the functional
reliability of the system, we also
offer our customers the possibility
to leverage the digital fallback
network as an alternative to locally
interconnecting the TRACS devices.
By largely reducing the number
of required (PoE) Ethernet switch
ports, the total system installation
cost is optimised. Since the same
base components or devices are
used, our customers are assured of
the same level of audio quality and
‘proven design’ as for the standard
topology.
To find out more, contact us:
www.televic.com/televicgsp
+32 51 30 30 45
televicgsp@televic.com
Televic GSP is dedicated to provide
innovative and reliable:

› Passenger Information Systems

› Condition Based Maintenance solutions
› Services & Lifecycle support

With over 35 years of experience

in the rail industry, we design,
manufacture and maintain globally
our products and solutions.
We are proud to say that you will find
our technology on-board over
60 000 vehicles worldwide.

We are looking
forward to meeting you
at InnoTrans 2022!
www.televic.com/televicgsp

› Come by stand 510 at Hall 2.1.

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Rajant
Maximising the Motion of Rail
By Justin Warren, Sales at Rajant Corporation

A merica’s freight railroads are the most cost-effective in the world. Accounting for more
than any other mode of transportation, freight rail transports around 40% of U.S. long-
distance ton-miles.

Class I railroads account for about
68% of freight rail mileage. A
third of US exports are moved
by rail, and intermodal railyards
play a pivotal role. An intermodal
railyard is a transportation facility
for rail operations where cargo
is transferred to and from the
train. It is paramount that railyard
operators have access to unfailing
and robust communications at all
times. Operators require a wireless
network that seamlessly supports
next-generation applications and
services while delivering increased
safety and productivity.
The railyard plays a considerable
part in ensuring essential cargo
and goods are delivered on time.
Railyard operators are recognising
the safety and security gains that
real-time vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V)
communications can provide. The
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rail applications for automation,
real-time tracking, and greater
control can be realised by utilising
the correct wireless network.
Robust Environments
Require Strong
Connections
The complicated operation and
dynamic environment of freight
railyards require reliable access
to real-time data to run smoothly.
Intermodal railyards are facilities
where the transfer of containers
is performed between freight
trains, and railcars are stored and
maintained. This means that all
assets such as cargo, people and
vehicles are constantly on the move.
Intermodal yards often introduce
heavy equipment among their
existing rugged environment to
increase speed and efficiency.
Vehicle locations, the dynamic
nature of stacked containers and
trains coming in and out of the
yard all add to the challenge of
achieving constant connectivity.
Railyard managers are aware that
traditional wireless networks,
such as Wi-Fi Mesh, Point-to-
Multipoint, and LTE, will not offer
the robustness, reliability, or high
availability needed to run these
new applications effectively. These
networks operate from fixed
infrastructure and must break
connectivity for handoffs.
Typically, intermodal yards span
a significant distance and involve
many of trains, trucks, and other
vehicles entering throughout the
day. Vehicles, such as hostlers and
reach stackers, pick and move the
sealed cargo contained stacks
between the trains and trucks daily.
Suppose railyard operators wish to
implement a stack management
application to track the contents
of the container stack and manage
all cranes, vehicles, containers and
devices. In that case, a typical wifi
solution may not be able to support
this. Site constraints mean vertical
infrastructure, such as towers, or
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access points cannot be installed
easily.
Therefore, railyards need a dynamic
network to suit their ever-changing,
mobile environment.
Revolutionising Rail
Connectivity
Rajant provides resilient and
high-bandwidth connectivity in
the intermodal yard to empower
intelligent applications to improve
container movement efficiency,
optimise stack management and
increase worker safety. Rajant
Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks
boost speed and efficiency for Class
I railroad intermodal railyards,
ensuring that operators remain
in control, no matter where their
assets travel.
Possessing mobility is a critical
component for a railyard, where
people, devices, vehicles and
equipment are constantly on the
move. The singular infrastructure
served by each node of the Kinetic
Mesh network enables the desired
flexibility in the yard and improves
container movement efficiency.
Even a momentary drop in coverage
can compromise railyard operators’
ability to run autonomous railyard
equipment. The network can hold
multiple radio frequencies and any-
node-to-any-node capabilities to
continuously and instantly transmit
data in real-time via the best
available traffic path and frequency.
As there is no central control node,
there is no single point of failure
throughout the network.
Vehicles can move out of
coverage, and objects can cause
obstructions in a railyard, causing
certain and sometimes crucial
paths in the network to become
unavailable. BreadCrumb® nodes
can hold multiple connections
simultaneously over multiple
frequencies and offer an alternative
route to delivering data. The
BreadCrumbs can be mounted
and deployed on moving railyard
equipment and vehicles to
overcome signal blockage caused
by metal container stacks and
cranes. This allows the network
to dynamically adapt to local
interference and congestion,
eliminating downtime even in
the most rugged conditions while
maintaining high availability.
Updates on rail equipment can also
be sent and received in real-time,
with an accurate end-to-end view of
intermodal operations. This allows
for prompt analysis and decision-
making.
High-Bandwidth Mobile
Connectivity
Rajant’s unfailing connectivity
allows railyard operators to take
advantage of the opportunities that
robust mobility can bring to their
networks. Every transportation
asset that traverses or resides
in the network has access to
essential, high-bandwidth mobile
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connectivity.
Supporting a host of real-time
applications – such as smart
container management – these
containers within the stack can be
auto-scanned, identified and easily
located for a swift dispatch. Drivers
are also kept out of hazardous areas
as they do not need to track down
containers manually. Cranes can
further be equipped with position
detection systems running on
the network to track the position
of equipment in real-time to
streamline tracking processes and
decrease truck dwell time.
Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh network
can support future applications,
increase reliability and streamline
processes. For railyard operators,
Rajant can keep your mission-
critical operations moving.
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Now Arriving at Track 4.0
B reakthroughs in
automation and analytics
are fuelling the new digital
railway, but tomorrow’s
innovations can’t run on
today’s connectivity: the rail
of tomorrow is riding on
private LTE and 5G wireless
networks.
Shunting by camera and sensor,
not workers. Wholly driverless
parking of empty trains. Remote
maintenance with expert
consultation. And more insight-rich
data uploaded in a day – relayed by
everything from track and rolling-
stock-placed sensors to CCTV
cameras and drones – than what
could once be produced in a year.
Just a handful of snapshots from
the railway digital transformation
scrapbook being composed right
now by the networks powering
Industry 4.0: industrial-grade
private wireless networks based on
LTE and 5G.
When Wi-Fi Goes Off the
Rails
The importance of robust, resilient
and virtually impenetrable private
wireless networking to the
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digitalisation-driven possibilities
of Industry 4.0, from driving
automation, to streamlining
processes, to finding staggering
efficiencies, can’t be understated.
And in the world of rail operations,
where connecting IIoT sensors on
engines, workers and rolling stock
across vast rail yards, and the radio
interference from metallic surfaces
and insufficient mobility support,
make Wi-Fi problematic, a self-
contained private wireless network’s
deterministic performance makes
it the perfect solution for mission-
critical operations, especially when
worker and passenger safety are
just as critical.
With their high-capacity, low-
latency performance, and support
for the low-bandwidth / low-
power communications required
by IIoT sensors, private LTE and
5G wireless networks are being
installed worldwide to support
the voice, video, data and other
communications needs of the
rail industry. Improving efficiency,
increasing productivity, enabling
automation, and transforming
the safety and quality of working
conditions.
Hands-Off, Efficiency On
As the world continues its cautious
recovery from the pandemic and
qualified staff are historically hard to
find, one promising use case being
explored is the autonomous and
remote operation of shunters in the
yard, enabled by engine-mounted
cameras and sensors monitored
from central offices, tablets and
more: a single remote driver can
handle numerous trains at once. In
Hamburg, the Nokia 5G network is
being used to transmit train control
information as part of Deutsche
Bahn’s automated train trials, which
are testing driverless parking near
the Bergedorf station.
Many other operators are looking
into remote solutions, including a
shunting yard system that combines
vision sensors with AI/ML to
automatically detect and classify
objects: private wireless connects
workers via tablet to the video feed,
eliminating the need for a shunter
driver. Read the LTE 5G Private
Wireless for Rail Yards, Depots
and Factories brochure to see use
cases for automated train operation,
improved passenger information
systems, smart stations, smart rail
maintenance, management support
systems and smart infrastructure.
Beyond Automation
Other examples incorporate the
technologies that we hear about
every day in relevant new ways.
Video analytics are being explored
to reduce incidents and surveil
anomalies in rail yards – everything
from intruders to objects on the
track – and at level crossings to
boost safety. The limitless span
of drones is providing otherwise
impossible-to-achieve imagery
of tracks, bridges and trains,
identifying repair issues before
they elevate, and bringing even the
largest areas within focus. Read
the ‘Scene analytics’ application
note to see how video analytics
are helping to boost safety at level
crossings.
Nokia private wireless networks are
also powering exciting explorations
in the aviation industry that can
make the leap to the rail yard, such
as Lufthansa Technik’s virtual engine
inspection with remote client,
now part of normal operations.
There’s also augmented reality
(AR) for passenger compartment
reconfigurations. And yet another
global leader in passenger mobility
is testing AR for remote expert
observation of train and equipment
repairs.
Of course, all of this isn’t happening
in a bubble.
Pressure on all transportation
providers is accelerating from
inside and out, from reducing
emissions to improving efficiency
and productivity. Rail is poised to
claim more truck miles in the name
of environmental sustainability.
And passengers and operators
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alike are acutely aware of the
digital transformation happening
Communications Technology
everywhere, which plays out in
the rail yard in countless ways:
from new passenger information
systems, to smart stations, smart
rail maintenance and smart
infrastructure.
With countless railway
communications networks already
in use, best-in-class GSM-R, and
broadband solutions for operations,
passengers and train stations, Nokia
has the track record – pun very
much intended – to meet every
destination that transformation-
minded operators know they need
to arrive at. And those they can’t
even imagine. Visit our website for
more information about industry-
leading railway solutions from
Nokia.
30 Years Rolling:
Nokia At-a-Glance
• 30+ yrs railway experience:
network design,
deployment, operations
• Most comprehensive
portfolio & turnkey services
• #1 in GSM-R: 110k+ tracks, 22
countries
• Legendary Bell Labs
innovations shaping
FRMCS/5G
• Countless deployed railway
networks
• Best-in-class broadband
for operations, passengers,
stations
• Leaders in legacy network
migration
• 420+ private wireless
deployments worldwide
• Unparalleled cybersecurity
solutions
Trains have brakes.
Digitalization
doesn’t.
There’s not enough words in this publication to
describe the benefits of digitalization. But you only
need one. Nokia. As the leader in GSM-R and game-
changing private wireless networking, with great
stops at some of the world’s top railways, we’re more
equipped than anyone to transport you into the
FRMCS/5G era, one of unheard-of safety, security,
automation and efficiency. But this trip isn’t optional,
so there’s one more word you need to know.

And that’s now.

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Railway Antenna Specialist Antonics
Wins DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung Tender
D B Fahrzeuginstandhaltung has selected the Antonics cross-polarised 5G MIMO train
antennas for its Colibri IT solution portfolio.
Antonics GmbH, the technology
leader in multi-band train antenna
solutions for professional use, will
supply the train antennas (outside
and inside) and GSM-R bandstop
filters for the modular Colibri IT
product portfolio. With this solution
DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung GmbH
intends to advance digitalisation
in rail and road transport. DB
Fahrzeuginstandhaltung (vehicle
maintenance) relies on the
innovative dual-polarised planar
antenna technology manufactured
by Antonics, which features the
highest efficiency among multi-
band railway antennas.
Rail vehicles today are rolling
networks – digital solutions
support vehicle control, optimise
maintenance and increase
passenger satisfaction. For
equipping new vehicles or
retrofitting existing vehicles, DB
Fahrzeuginstandhaltung offers a
solution platform with modular
IT products and services under
the product name ‘Colibri’ (short
for Coach Link for Broadband
Information Exchange), including
wifi services and passenger
information, vehicle diagnostics,
video surveillance, automatic
passenger counting and remote
control functions via web interface.
“Modern, networked rail
vehicles need a stable vehicle-
land connection via mobile
communications – LTE and in the
future also 5G,” explains Thomas
Derlig, Team Leader for market
development for IT on vehicles
at DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung.
“Dead spots are not only annoying
for passengers, they also impair
vehicle management and control.
That’s why powerful antennas are
important, which can still receive a
usable signal even under adverse
mobile phone conditions.”
The requirements for the external
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and internal antennas of future
Colibri products are correspondingly
high. The tender called for robust,
maintenance-free and MIMO-
capable multi-band antennas for
5G, LTE, GSM, WLAN and GNSS
with high gain and a very compact
design. In order to optimise the
possible throughput, dual-polarised
roof antennas that can use signals
with different polarisation should
expressly be offered. Because if the
polarisation of the transmitting and
receiving antenna differs, reception
losses will occur. With conventional,
mostly only vertically or horizontally
polarised train antennas, this often
happens because the original plane
of polarisation of a signal deviates
or has been changed by reflection,
scattering or diffraction and
because many mobile phone base
stations emit cross-polarised radio
waves (with a polarisation direction
that differs by 90°).
With the OmPlecs®-TOP 200

5G train antenna X-Plecs 2x2 MIMO
cross-polarised / dual-polarised
Indoor train antenna 4x4 MIMO
Wi-Fi6
AMR product family (height 60
and 40mm), Antonics has had
suitable cross-polarised multi-band
antennas in its portfolio for some
time. For the tender, however,
the new, particularly narrow roof
antenna X-Plecs®-TOP AMR (height
50 and 80mm, width 120mm) was
offered in variants from 2x2 to 8x8
MIMO, which is also suitable for the
curved roofs of bilevel cars. As an
indoor antenna, Antonics offered
the OmPlecs®-TOP 200 AMR MF-05
with WiFi 6E (3x3 to 6x6 MIMO).
Antonics thus fulfilled all the ‘must’
criteria formulated in the tender
and also numerous ‘should’ criteria.
“The antennas from Antonics had
the desired specifications in the
crucial points and prevailed over the
competition,” says Thomas Derlig
from DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung.
“We also appreciate Antonics’
good support for integration and
performance optimisation in use.”
5G train antenna X-Plecs 4x4 MIMO cross-polarised / dual-polarised
“The external antennas selected
by DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung use
Antonics’ innovative planar antenna
technology with dual polarisation
and selective coupling of different
frequency ranges,” adds René
Roeder, CTO and Managing Director
at Antonics.
“Antonics antennas not only achieve
a significantly higher efficiency
with extreme miniaturisation
and multifunctionality, but unlike
conventional broadband antennas,
they also do not require any cost-
intensive signal splitters. They are
therefore ideally equipped
for complex technological
requirements.”
Antonics GmbH
Antonics GmbH is a leading
German developer and producer
of innovative antenna system
technology. As a technology leader
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Communications Technology
GSM-R dual-bandstop filter OmProtec
for multi-band train antennas
the company produces powerful
antenna solutions for buses
and rail vehicles in their Velten
headquarters near Berlin. The
Antonics planar train antenna
technology allows different
communication systems to be used
in one single, very flat antenna
such as 5G, LTE, UMTS, GSM,
TETRA, WLAN or GNSS. Antonics
antennas are used in the trains
of Deutsche Bahn and in buses
and trains of numerous German
and international public transport
companies.
For more information
contact
vertrieb@antonics.de
or visit
www.antonics.com/en/
company/
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Tallysman
Precise Positioning for Railway Vehicles
Achieving Reliable Train Location with GNSS Solutions
TW3972
G overnment agencies
in North America
(e.g. US Federal Railroad
Administration), Europe (e.g.
European Union Agency
for Railways) and other
jurisdictions are looking
to increase productivity
and improve rail safety by
applying new GNSS precise-
positioning technology.
Mass-market GNSS receivers are
built into cell phones, cameras
and first-generation automotive
navigation systems. These GNSS
VC6050
receivers use satellite PRN code
signal timing to determine the
difference between transmit and
receive time and then derive
the satellite’s range to the GNSS
antenna. Latitude, longitude,
height (of the antenna) and
time can all be estimated with
range measurements from four
satellites. With a clear sky view, this
technique, known as code tracking,
can provide horizontal positioning
within a 2–3m diameter to a 95%
confidence level.
But rail applications commonly
require sub-10cm precision, only
achievable with multi-constellation,
multi-frequency receivers in real-
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VP6050
time kinematic (RTK) systems or
commercial, wide-area corrections
services. Real-time RTK systems
rely upon GNSS signal carrier phase
measurements to achieve the
accuracy needed for positive train
control (PTC).
An RTK system consists of a base
reference receiver at a known
location, a rover (the train), and a
communication system to transmit
base station coordinates and GNSS
observables to the rover. The
RTK technique provides excellent
performance (rapid convergence
and accuracy) when the baseline
(base to rover) is short (≤30km).
In this case, the base and rover
receivers largely have common
signal paths so that differencing
techniques can be used to cancel
many common errors, thereby
providing for estimation of a
distance vector between the known
base station location and the
unknown rover location.
An analogy would be to imagine
the distance vector between base
and rover as a measuring tape with
imprecision of 1mm at the base
station (VeraPhase / VeraChoke)
and either 2mm (VeroStar) or 8mm
(TW3972) at the rover (train). RTK
accuracies are degraded without
a clear view of the sky or in a high
multipath environment. Also, GNSS
signals usually become unavailable
in tunnels or under bridges, so
inertial navigation methods must
be used to overcome temporary
signal loss.
Because RTK systems rely on carrier
signal phase measurements, the
antennas must have a very stable
phase centre (PC) and a predictable
phase centre variation (PCV). In
addition, the antennas should
have a good G/T ratio (a sensitivity
parameter) and provide high
rejection of cross-polarised signals
(LHCP) commonly resulting from
reflected signals (characterised
by the antenna axial ratio). Finally,
the quality of the base station and
rover antennas are paramount and
mathematically limit the achievable
accuracy.
When it is necessary to reduce
multipath to an absolute minimum,
a choke ring is the antenna of
choice, providing the cleanest
signals, albeit relatively expensive,
large, and heavy.
Similarly, installing a rover on large
metal vehicles (truck or train etc.)
is also challenging because of the
superposition of received signals
in the metal surface of the vehicle,
which compromise the ‘purity’ of
the antenna response. Ideally, a
rover antenna should be largely
isolated from those metal surfaces
and have its own ideal ground
plane. Tallysman has the products,
experience, and expertise to ensure
that your GNSS antenna installation
achieves RTK level accuracy and will
enable you to achieve the benefits
of precise train location.
We are meeting the needs of the
railway industry with Tallysman’s
wide range of GNSS Precision
Antennas.
The VP6000 (VeraPhase) and
VC6000 (VeraChoke) family of
wideband antennas cover all
GNSS signals, including L-Band
corrections. The performance of
the VP6050 can rival the VC6050
(choke-ring antenna) in low
multipath environments but is
lighter and more compact. With a
phase centre variation of +/- 1mm
(yes mm), and strong multipath
mitigation, the VP6050 is an ideal
trackside RTK base station. The
VC6050 choke ring antenna should
be used when multipath signals are
problematic.
The TW3972XF antennas are small,
multi-band antennas that provide
a PCV of approximately 8mm and
are ideal for locomotive and hi-rail
vehicle positioning. However, as
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above, the large reflective surfaces
of these vehicles can be a problem,
Communications Technology
and engineering assessment can
significantly improve the antenna
performance.
The VeroStar, VSS6037L antenna,
with a 2mm PCV, provides full
GNSS and L-band coverage and is
ideal for high-precision rail (rover)
applications.
And it is equally important to know
that RF interference represents a
current and future threat because
of continuous rollout of new close-
by radio systems (particularly 5G
and other cellular bands).
What is ok today may not be
tomorrow.
Tallysman eXtended Filter (XF)
products have prestigious rejection
right adjacent to the GNSS signal
bands to prevent saturation or
intermodulation interference in
increasingly difficult RF conditions.
For more information contact
Ken MacLeod
Product Line Manager
+1 613-591-3131 ext. 106
36 Steacie Drive, Ottawa, ON
Canada, K2K 2A9
tallysman.com
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FREQUENTIS
Swiss Federal Railways Talks Punctuality,
Digitalisation and Security
W ith digitalisation
the cornerstone of
the Swiss Federal Railways
innovation strategy we look
at how it protects its central
rail communication platform
with standardised security
services that defend the
service from cyber-attacks or
threats.
The Swiss Federal Railways AG,
which also goes by the abbreviation
SBB, operates with a punctuality
rate of over 95 percent, making
it one of the most reliable train
services in Europe. This high
reliability is only possible thanks
to secure and fast communication
between the operations centres
and the staff in stations, on trains
and on the tracks. And this track
record is what makes rail travel in
Switzerland the most preferred
mode of local transport.
Digitalisation is a cornerstone
of SBB’s innovation strategy. The
Group relies on secure digital
networking in order to be able
to expand its excellent customer
service.
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Communications Technology
Austrian safety-critical technology
supplier Frequentis provides its
solution as a core component of
the railway providers operational
communication environment.
This is an essential factor of
SBB’s reliability, connecting all
stakeholders together in real-time,
streamlining communication paths.
Within the framework of an
almost 20-year co-operation
with Frequentis, the operational
communication environment of SBB
has been continuously expanded
and modernised, in order to ensure
that employees in the operations
centres can communicate quickly
and securely with train drivers,
service staff on the trains and with
other staff.
As a result of the increasing
digitalisation of voice
communication, the network
infrastructure is under increasing
pressure, which brings cyber
security requirements to the fore.
IT threat scenarios, and the security
requirements derived from them,
have changed fundamentally. The
topic of security and cyber security
has led to a need for much more
security in rail traffic itself, to
ensure smooth operation continues.
Cyber Security
Challenges and
Standardised Security
Services
In order to meet the many
challenges in the area of cyber
security, the combined SBB and
Frequentis team developed a
standardised security service
catalogue of responsibilities, not
only for systems and components
but also for the associated
processes. This ensures that SBB is
optimally positioned with effective
risk management for current
security risks in the area of railway
communication.
In view of the much-discussed
ransomware attacks, SBB, together
with Frequentis, has been working
on the topic of cyber security
even more intensively. The cross-
company team has analysed the
overall situation and developed a
flexible security strategy.
For the systematic assessment
of risks and the co-ordination of
suitable measures, SBB uses the
Frequentis standardised security
service catalogue, choosing
services which can be dynamically
adapted depending on changing
security requirements, and which
complement the cyber security
requirements of SBB.
Improved Security and
More Transparency
SBB benefits from better protection
against security threats thanks
to this security service catalogue.
Together, the team of specialists
from SBB and Frequentis have
areas of prevention, intrusion and
security monitoring, information
security management, security risk
management and requirements
management and a cross-company
responsibility matrix was also
created, enabling SBB to ensure and
optimise process transparency.
During implementation, the
standardised security services were
tailored to the requirements of SBB
and also includes central security
monitoring with intrusion detection
and proactive early detection
of threats. This means that
unauthorised access attempts can
be detected and managed in real
time. This is of utmost importance
for reliability, keeping passengers
informed and railways moving.
A flexible configuration with
customer-specific threshold values
enables intelligent and automated
reactions to suspicious activities.
For prevention purposes, the
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Frequentis Security Incident
Response Team (SIRT) provides
comprehensive information on
security threats to the technology
stack in use and, if necessary, works
with SBB to develop measures to
minimise the operational risk.
With the help of this information
and processes, SBB can react more
quickly to changed cyber security
requirements.
Thanks to Frequentis Security
Services, SBB can further improve
the quality and availability of the
railway and optimise operational
processes. The services now protect
2,200 users and 650 end devices
more effectively against attacks and
other threats.
About Frequentis
Frequentis is an international
supplier of communication and
information systems for control
centres with safety-critical tasks,
leveraging 75 years of cross-domain
experience in aviation, defence
and transport. The company also
holds the number one market
share in GSM-R dispatcher terminal
positions; more than 10,000 units
have been delivered to customer
control centres in over 25 countries.
Railway customers include UK
Network Rail, German Deutsche
Bahn, Austrian ÖBB and Wiener
Linien, and Australian Sydney Trains.
For more information visit our
website www.frequentis.com.
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travelling comfort
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Rail Vision
Pilot Schemes Showcase the Capabilities of Rail
Vision’s Advanced Safety Systems
O perational trials
with Israel Railways
and Rio Tinto Iron Ore
are demonstrating the
capabilities and benefits of
Rail Vision’s main line system.
Rail Vision provides advanced
safety systems that lower accident
risks, unplanned downtime and
maintenance costs through
advanced obstacle detection and
classification technology.
Using the latest artificial
intelligence (AI), deep learning
and advanced sensor technology,
it has developed state-of-the-art
systems designed for main line and
shunting yard environments.
These can be engineered to provide
bespoke solutions for customers’
specific needs.
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Advanced Obstacle
Detection
AI, paired with electro-optic sensors
and deep learning, enables the
systems to detect and classify
obstacles up to 2km ahead.
Monitoring a predefined area of
interest, the system generates
real-time visual and audio alerts
for both the train operator and the
command-and-control centre, and
to date is the only system that can
detect and identify a person at risk
in time to avoid a collision.
In shunting yard environments
operational dead zones can also be
monitored. This enables safe and
secure wagon coupling that – with
Rail Vision’s one-of-a-kind pathfinder
technology – can be done remotely.
Big Data Analysis
Rail Vision also offers a big data
service add-on. This analysis
of railway infrastructure and
surrounding ecosystems, through
GIS mapping, allows ongoing
infrastructure inspection,
environmental trend analysis and
image-based navigation.
Tailored reports are provided that
support predictive maintenance,
enhancing resource planning and
quality assurance.
“By collecting and analysing
big data you don’t have to wait
until there’s a problem. You can
monitor a situation and plan your
maintenance ahead of time, which
provides savings in terms of costs
and downtime,” says Rail Vision CEO
Shahar Hania.
Trailblazing Early
Adopters
Israel Railways is one of the first rail
operators to implement Rail Vision’s
technology. This spring the
partners completed a three-month
pilot of the main line system on a
freight rail locomotive operating in
southern Israel.
Drivers were taught how the system
works and provided feedback
throughout the pilot, which tested
the system in a wide range of
weather conditions from sunshine
to fog and rain.
“It was a pleasure working with Rail
Vision on this pilot, we received
all the support we asked for from
installation and training through
to operation management,” says
Noam Peleg, VP Rolling Stock at
Israel Railways.
“We’d had a few collisions with
objects and animals in the past
and were looking for a solution
that would help prevent these
happening in the future by enabling
the driver to see far enough ahead
that they could stop the train in an
emergency.
“But as well as these safety
improvements, the system will also
help us to predict problems in the
areas surrounding the track, such
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as bending signs or falling trees,”
Peleg adds.
This trial was so successful that
the state-owned railway company
approached Rail Vision regarding
another proof of concept (PoC)
trial – this time for its switch yard
solution. This will see Israel Railways
cargo and rolling stock departments
work closely with Rail Vision to test
the solution over a 30-day period
that – at the time of writing – was
scheduled for August 2022.
Ensuring the Safety
of Long-Distance
Automated Rail
Networks
Rail Vision is working on another
exciting project, this time on Rio
Tinto Iron Ore’s AutoHaul network.
This is the world’s first automated,
long-distance, heavy-haul rail
network. Trains of almost two and a
half kilometres in length, monitored
remotely from an operations centre
in Perth, travel across a 1,700 km-
long network.
Working closely with lead project
technology partner and integrator
Hitachi Rail STS, Rail Vision’s main
line system is undergoing a three-
month trial in Pilbara, Western
Australia, in a pilot that includes an
option to extend for an additional
six months in different use cases.
“Understandably when they
switched from drivers to
autonomous train operation (ATO)
there were concerns around the
fact there wouldn’t be a physical
driver looking out for dangers. They
searched around the world for a
suitable solution and after seeing
our technology in action asked us
Come and See Rail
to partner with Hitachi on this pilot Vision at InnoTrans
straight away,” enthuses Hania.
If you’re looking to lower the risk of
“Our mainline system is now train accidents while also increasing
running in the Australian operational efficiency, Rail Vision
wilderness, detecting any risk. In has the answer.
the bush this can be anything from
geese and cows to kangaroos. With Visit us at InnoTrans – Hall 9,
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or derailment would cost tens of challenges and how our technology
millions of dollars, so by preventing can help.
just one or two incidents our
system pays for itself.
“ATO is the future, and part of
our vision is to be the smart eyes
for autonomous trains. It was an
honour to be chosen by Rio Tinto
for this pilot.”
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NEXCOM
NEXCOM to Demonstrate Applications
of Advanced Transportation Computer
Technology at InnoTrans 2022

A fter 4 years, NEXCOM

is hyped to highlight
the strengths of its mobile
computing solutions and
domain know-how, by
demonstrating a variety
of applications, including
train surveillance, its PIS
(passenger information
system), its ADAS
(advanced driver assistance
system), its AI edge
computing system, and its
smart bus application at
InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin,
Germany.

NEXCOM will present its recently
announced transportation
computer series, powered by the
latest advanced processors and
technologies. The exhibition will
take place at Messe Berlin GmbH on
20–23 September. Be sure to visit
NEXCOM in Hall 4.1, Booth 310.
At the show, NEXCOM will map
out clear application diagrams
by presenting multiple live
and visualised solution demos,
and introduce how NEXCOM’s
transportation computers apply to

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a myriad of railway and in-vehicle
vertical markets. With the aim
of strengthening public safety,
infotainment and security, NEXCOM
will showcase its video surveillance
system, infotainment solution and
media server, with its latest train
computer models and partners’
software solutions targeting train
service operators.
For the video surveillance solution,
the train computer nROK 7252 will
be connected between a VES31-
4SR PoE switch and IP cameras,
enabling operators to conduct
extensive monitoring of on-board
activities to ensure on-board
security. The infotainment solution
meanwhile will showcase long-
range infotainment transmitting
technology with NEXCOM’s vehicle
mount display VMD 3002, in-vehicle
dual HDMI extender VIP 1000,
and railway panel computer vROK
3030, which is capable of providing
fast and steady real-time weather
information, real-time passenger
information and entertainment
throughout the cabin. The semantic
segmentation solution will present
AI edge computing with two live
demonstrations – ATC 3530-IP7-
4C for road and aROK 8110 for rail
applications. NEXCOM will provide
high-performance image analysis
on both applications to create and
maximise a safer riding experience
for all passengers and pedestrians.
In addition, visitors will also be
able to view the latest and highly
popular solutions for public transit,
such as our bus ADAS solution with
the vehicle telematics computer
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VTC 1021 and HAILO AI accelerator,
and in-train passenger counting
system with the railway computer
nROK 1020 and DILAX sensor. Let
us travel smarter, safer, and more
efficiently than ever before.
To learn more about NEXCOM’s
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2022. Join NEXCOM to share your
insights.
Event Details
• Date: 20–23 September 2022
• Location: Berlin, Germany
• Venue: Messe Berlin
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Smart Rail
High-Accuracy ASC Inertial Sensors Ensure Safe and Comfortable Train Operation
W ithout inertial sensors,
modern rail transport
would be inconceivable. They
detect the position of trains,
monitor the state of the
tracks and ensure optimum
travel comfort.
ASC’s new smart sensor technology
can even monitor infrastructure in
real time and detect damage early
on, so that network operators can
plan their maintenance activities
even more efficiently in the future.
Inertial sensors perform
numerous important tasks in the
development and operation of
trains. One of them is high-precision
measurement of oscillations and
vibrations on rolling stock, tracks
and bridges. The data obtained
from these measurements form
the basis for safe, comfortable
rail transport. Engineers can draw
valuable information from them
for train design and infrastructure
maintenance. Sensors also ensure
that the train dispatchers at the
Deutsche Bahn railway control
centres always know the exact
location of any given train. Satellite
navigation alone is not enough,
because the signals are susceptible
to interference.
ASC is specialised in measurement
technology and manufactures
a wide range of highly sensitive
accelerometers and gyroscopes, as
well as inertial measurement units
(IMU) for rail transport testing and
monitoring. The sensors collect data
in a wide variety of applications –
not only in rolling stock, but also on ASC OS-series
tracks.
Fatigue Strength
Testing under Extreme
Conditions
Capacitive accelerometers from ASC ASC IMU 7
do many things, including making
trains safer. Alstom, the rolling conditions, withstanding shocks
stock manufacturer, measures of an intensity of up to 6,000g
the running dynamics (as per EN and operating in a temperature
14363) and the bogie strength range between -40°C (-40°F) and
(as per EN 13749) under real-life +125°C (257°F). These are important
conditions. The ASC sensors used prerequisites for use on test tracks,
for this purpose not only have a as the measurement technology is
high signal amplitude of ±2.7V for exposed to all kinds of weather on
measurement ranges from ±2g to them.
200g, but also a wide DC frequency
range of up to 7kHz. They also have
high long-term stability, enabling
Track Damage Detected
accurate measurement of even Early
low linear accelerations and low-
frequency, dynamic and static Capacitive and piezoelectric
constant accelerations. The sensors accelerometers are also essential
are extremely robust to weather for continuous track monitoring
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(CTM). Deutsche Bahn AG has been
using ASC sensors for track data
acquisition on its long-distance
trains for several years, with the
sensors in normal operation
measuring the vertical acceleration
in the wheelset bearings and the
acceleration inside the car bodies
(as per EN 13848).
DB Systemtechnik GmbH –
Deutsche Bahn’s engineering
office – can use the data obtained
to identify irregularities in
the longitudinal level of the
track structure. Variations in
longitudinal level have a major
impact on performance levels. If
there are errors in the geometry,
maintenance measures must be
taken immediately. In extreme
cases, whole sections of track may
even have to be closed. Sensors
using CTM allow potential damage
to be detected and remedied at an
early stage. This has absolutely no
adverse effect on vehicle operation.
Smart Solutions for the
Railway of the Future
ASC GmbH is a founding member
of the new Digital Railway Solutions
Alliance (DRS). The alliance of
leading European rail technology
pioneers is committed to leveraging
innovative digital technologies to
improve the efficiency, safety and
capacity of the worldwide railway
network. ASC will support the co-
operation with its entire product
portfolio in analogue, digital and
smart form.
The goal of the Digital Railway
Solutions Alliance is to push
digitalisation of railway
infrastructure in order to develop
sustainable, efficient solutions
for rail network operators and
transport companies in Europe and
beyond. The idea for the alliance
originated in October 2021 and
has been continuously shaped
and refined since, before officially
launching in May 2022 at iaf, the
International Exhibition on Track
Technology.
ASC GmbH will assume an
important role within the
DRS Alliance, for example by
contributing the company’s ASC
AiSys® sensor systems, which
will serve as an ideal basis for
digitalisation of the railway
infrastructure. Not only do ASC
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AiSys® sensor systems process
huge data quantities, they also
perform pre-processing functions
such as A/D conversion and filtering,
and are capable of analysing and
evaluating pre-processed data
and features. This allows real-time
monitoring of trains and tracks.
The capabilities of ASC AiSys® smart
sensor systems go even further,
however, such as the use of self-
learning algorithms for prediction
of future material fatigue. Since
the sensor systems can easily be
integrated in networks or clouds,
they are ideal for numerous
condition monitoring and predictive
maintenance applications in the
railway sector. ASC AiSys® smart
sensor systems are also valuable in
artificial intelligence applications:
by converting raw data into
information they provide the
basis for creating digital twins, for
example.
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New for Rail: Automated On-Track Measurement of
Wheel Profiles
Meet CALIPRI X Combined with CALIPRI Predictor
H exagon cuts costs of
wheelset inspection
and brings predictive
maintenance to the rail
industry.
With the latest product CALIPRI X,
together with CALIPRI Predictor,
Hexagon introduces a ground-
breaking, automated, permanently-
installed solution for precise train
wheel profile measurement and
predictive maintenance.
Hexagon’s Manufacturing
Intelligence division today
announced the launch of CALIPRI X,
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a fully-automated on-track wheelset
measurement system that delivers
significant productivity gains and
operational cost savings to the rail
sector. Combined with the analytical
capabilities of the cloud storage
and analysis tool CALIPRI Predictor,
CALIPRI X allows rail operators to
safely run their trains with longer,
more predictable maintenance
intervals, less downtime and
reduced lifecycle costs.
Safety is paramount in rail. Regular
wheelset measurements must be
made to meet stringent safety
requirements and ensure safe
operation and passenger comfort.
However, measurement of wheels
and wheelsets is still typically
performed manually, which is
labour intensive, time-consuming
and costly. CALIPRI X removes this
need for manual measurement
by effortlessly delivering precise
results in seconds from an
automated, permanently-installed,
optical scanning system designed
for 24/7 operation.
“We’ve really pushed back the
boundaries with this integrated
solution,” says Peter Lehofer,
CALIPRI Product Manager at
Hexagon. “It’s a genuine market
first that meets rail industry needs
for fully-automated wheelset
measurement without the sacrifices
of precision and reproducibility that
are commonly seen in products
available today. The combination
of highly accurate and reliable
data, ease of use and the analytics
provided by CALIPRI Predictor will
save our customers a lot of money
and bring peace of mind as they
maintain their rolling stock over its
lifecycle.”
With CALIPRI X, the measurement
process couldn’t be simpler: a
train drives slowly over a sensor
unit where laser and camera
modules automatically measure
and record the profile of the
wheels. The system measures all
wheelset parameters according to
the European standard EN 15313 –
including wheel profile, diameter,
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back-to-back distance, equivalent
conicity, camber and wheel toe.
The most important parameters
and variables are known in
seconds, and out-of-tolerance
areas immediately identified.
Combined with CALIPRI Predictor,
measurements are automatically
and instantly stored in the cloud
and wear evolution is evaluated
to enable planned downtime
based on the as-is and forecasted
condition of wheels – unplanned
downtime caused by wheel
condition is eliminated. CALIPRI
Predictor is an easy-to-use cloud
storage and analysis tool for
CALIPRI measurement devices.
The data is securely stored, highly
available, safe to access and cost
effective. By predicting wear levels,
the maintenance schedule can be
adjusted to the condition of the
vehicles. This enables predictable
and safe operation of the fleet.
The system is the latest
development from NEXTSENSE,
part of Hexagon’s Manufacturing
Intelligence division. CALIPRI X
builds upon Hexagon’s proven
CALIPRI non-contact optical laser
measurement technology. CALIPRI
handheld devices are well-known
and recognised across the rail
industry for providing quick,
exact and reliable wheel profile
measurement with unmatched
repeatability.
CALIPRI X is easily installed on
existing tracks and is designed for
24/7 all-season operation. A rugged
sensor unit with no moving parts
ensures the system withstands the
harsh railroad environment and
requires minimal maintenance.
Temperature compensation allows
operation in any weather to ensure
reliable results year-round. For the
best productivity, the system is
designed for installation on tracks
where trains frequently run – in
front of depots, workshops, washing
facilities or in sidings. This allows
frequent measurements to be made
without extra effort or costs. With
no start-up delay, it is always ready
to go. The solution ensures full
traceability and allows secure 24/7
access to results and analytics for
fleet technicians, workshop owners,
maintenance workers and other
company personnel, wherever they
are located worldwide.
Making more measurements
means more data on wheel wear
is available for analysis, allowing
CALIPRI Predictor to accurately
forecast wear levels.
Rail operators can plan their
maintenance based on the
wheelsets’ actual condition, allowing
trains and entire fleets to be
operated with longer, more precise
maintenance intervals and less
downtime, resulting in significant
operational cost savings. CALIPRI
Predictor ensures full traceability
of measurement results and allows
secure access to data and analytics
for fleet technicians, workshop
owners, maintenance workers and
other company personnel in the
workshop or office, or even on the
road.
Product Highlights
Reliable measurement
• Proven CALIPRI measuring
principles deliver accurate and
reliable results every time
• Integrated temperature control
and compensation allows
operation in any weather year-
round
• Highly sophisticated and
efficient recalibration
procedures
• Eliminates chance of human
error, meaning less unplanned
fleet downtime, safe operation
of trains with longer
maintenance intervals and
reduced lifecycle costs
High availability of
measurement results
• Designed for 24/7 all-season
operation
• A rugged sensor unit with
no moving parts ensures the
system withstands the harsh
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railroad environment and
requires minimal maintenance
• Long-term operation of system
guaranteed
• No start-up delay: the system
is ready for measurement all
the time, anytime, meaning less
system downtime, no need for
manual backup measurements
saving time and effort, reduced
labour costs and increased
maintenance efficiency
Connectivity and analysis:
putting data to work
• CALIPRI Predictor enables the
automatic sending of measured
data and results to the cloud
• Smart trend analysis of wheel
wear with CALIPRI Predictor
• Remote system diagnostics
and support give confidence
and peace of mind and provide
conclusive results available in
seconds, immediately identify
out-of-tolerance areas, while
condition-based and predictive
maintenance allow extended
maintenance intervals, resulting
in significant operational
savings
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EYYES
More Safety for Railway Traffic with Artificial Intelligence
H ow do we make rail
traffic safer? How do
we avoid accidents with
vulnerable road users?
EYYES GmbH has been asking itself
these and many other questions
about traffic safety for years. EYYES
specialises in camera monitor
systems and artificial intelligence
for the rail sector, with locations in
Austria and Germany.
It all started with the RailEye®
as a replacement of the classic
exterior mirror by an electronic
camera monitoring system.
RailEye® provides very good image
quality and meets the highest
safety requirements according
to the SIL1 standard. This means
that the images are transmitted
to the driver without delay and
with an enlarged field of view to
reduce the size of the blind spot.
RailEye® consists of several high-
resolution cameras and provides a
better overall view of the vehicle’s
exterior. Particularly in heavy traffic,
for example in the morning rush
hour, the system can be a huge
support for the railway driver. This
system has just been selected by
Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
(AVG) and Verkehrsbetriebe (VBK)
Karlsruhe for retrofitting on to
existing vehicles, and it has already
been in use for many years on
Leipzig’s trams.
Right at the spotlight are the new
driving assistance solutions based
on artificial intelligence with deep
neural networks. With the Front
Collision Assistant from EYYES, a
new timeline is beginning here in
the railroad. The system recognises
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all road users and classifies objects
precisely into vehicles, people
and cyclists from close range
up to a distance of 80m. Then it
generates an image of the traffic
situation in front of the vehicle
and calculates the movement of all
detected objects and relates it to
the movement of the vehicle. This
all happens continuously in a few
milliseconds and thus almost in real
time.
If an object is detected outside the
defined danger zone, the system
calculates a possible collision
based on its movement vector and
informs the driver. If the object
remains on its path and enters
the danger zone, the total time
until the collision is continuously
calculated and a warning is issued
to the driver when the threshold
value is achieved. The driver still has
enough time to stop the train or to
take other appropriate measures.
If automatic brake intervention is
implemented, braking is initiated if
the driver does not intervene. Due
to a minimised error rate of deep
learning AI and EYYES’ optimised
use-case software, drivers are only
warned when there is a real risk of
collision.
The Front Collision Assistant is
currently undergoing extensive
testing on trains in Switzerland
at Stadler with a Swiss public
transport operator. The system will
be installed and rolled out in other
vehicles before the end of 2022.
As an extension of the driver
assistance, the coupling monitoring
of EYYES offers the possibility to
ensure the safety on the coupling
of trains. The installed camera can
monitor the coupling connection
of trains. If a dangerous situation
should arise, a person climbs over
the train connection, the driver
is warned of visual and acoustic
warning signals. Optionally, the
image can be displayed on a
monitor showing the people in the
danger zone.
Another intelligent product is
the Blind Spot Assistant, which
actively monitors the driver’s blind
spot in the rear-view mirror of the
vehicle. This assistant informs the
driver actively in critical situations,
recognising people and cyclists
in the second row. Thanks to
the particularly high-resolution
cameras, the Blind Spot Assistant
can also deal with difficult lighting
conditions and thus provides
greater safety for people and
vulnerable road users.
The application areas of AI
are already being extended to
situations around the vehicle. With
Computers & Sensors
technology in combination with
an in-house developed and fully
trained deep learning algorithm
active monitoring of the platform, for the detection, recognition,
hazardous situations are also and classification of objects are
automatically detected on the available. EYYES also integrates the
platform. All doors and areas are software into the appropriate and
checked before check-in to prevent desired hardware.
potential accidents. Waiting times
are reduced, the check-in process EYYES is therefore the perfect
is accelerated, passenger safety is partner for AI solutions in the
increased, and the workload of train railway industry.
crews is greatly reduced.
More than 70 million kilometres
driven by rail vehicles equipped
with an EYYES rear-view mirror
are proof of the robustness of the
systems.
The following products and
solutions are already available:
• RailEye® 2.0 electronic exterior
mirror
• Front Collision Assistant
• Coupling monitoring
• RailEye® 4.0 digital outside Dr Wolfgang Domann
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• RailEye® for Station wolfgang.domann@eyyes.com
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Gobius
It’s Time for a New Gobius!
W e are now introducing
a completely new tank
monitoring system that
gives you the exact level and
volume, regardless of the
tank’s geometry.
Gobius C is developed for you
– customers who want to know
the exact tank level so there is no
guessing, no in-tank installation and
no in-tank mess. Simple and precise
so you can ‘C’ inside your tank
accurately. And, Gobius C integrates
with other instruments and systems
and can display information on your
phone or Windows PC.
Gobius C – A
Combination of Gobius
Technologies
We have also developed a new tank
volume calculation software, which
takes into account the geometry of
the tank to be able to specify the
exact level in the tank (percentage
and volume) both visually on your
phone and also on external devices.
By combining these functions
together with a micro radar sensor,
we now offer an unbeatable
product for smaller tanks (up to 2m
high), such as water, fuel and waste
tanks, at an unbeatable low price.
Gobius C vs. Old
Fashioned Tank
Monitors
Gobius C
• Measures from the outside
of the tank (metal and plastic
tanks)
• Stepless measurement, 2–3mm
accuracy
• Instant display of the correct
level and volume
• Reliable, never in contact with
the fluid water
• Easy installation with your
smartphone (Bluetooth) or PC
• Easy to integrate with control
systems and external devices
• Integrated instant support
functions
Old Fashioned Indicators
• Measure inside the tank
• Never give the correct
measurements
• No tank shape correction
• Unreliable, always in contact
with the aggressive fluids
• Often indicate a full tank even if
the tank is empty
• Drilling holes are needed
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•
•
Always a leakage risk
No exact stepless measurement
General Information SKU:
970526
•
•
Suitable for all types of liquids
Very easy and quick to install
• All settings are automatic
• Built-in tank calculator
• Built-in wave motion reduction
• No need to remove the tank
• Reading taken through plastic
tank
• No tank wall thickness limit
• Adapted for standard holes in
metal tanks (SAE J1810, 5 holes
pattern, R 1¼”)
• No cleaning inside the tank is
needed
• No maintenance
Ultrasonic vs. Micro
Radar
Ultrasonic uses sound waves,
radar uses electromagnetic waves,
which is the biggest difference.
In general, it can be said that
the radar provides a more stable
measurement than an ultrasonic
meter.
Measurement with Radar
• Reads through plastic, glass and
fibreglass
• Does not read through metal 240–33 Ohm Software
• Not affected by temperature • 0–5V

Computers & Sensors

• Not affected by foam, vapour,
pressure and dust
Measurement with Ultrasonic
• Does not read through plastic
or fibreglass
• Does not read through metal
• Affected by temperature
• Affected by foam, vapour,
pressure and dust
• Complicated installation
Gobius C
• Sensor LED, shows active or not
Measurement Functions
• Measuring range, 0–2000mm
• Measuring interval: 1 second
• Resolution: 1mm
• Accuracy: +/- 2–3mm
Tank Geometries
• Rectangular
• Irregular
• Vertical circular
• Horizontal circular
• Web app for iOS, Android
phones and Windows PC
• Installation / change / removal
• Correct level calculation, incl.
(percentage and litres)
• Two digital outputs, four states
• Display on the phone
• Built-in test functions
• Built-in error report
For more information about
Gobius products, please contact:
Anders Meiton, CEO

Our new tank sensor measures Sensor Facts anders.meiton@gobius.se

from the top and on the outside
for all liquids, silently and with • Weight: 65 grams
extreme accuracy, steplessly • Dimensions: 55mm high, 95mm
0–100% – all with just one sensor wide
per tank. Additionally, it does this • Cable length: 1m
with very low power consumption. • Connector on the sensor
For plastic tanks and fibreglass • Material: ABS
tanks, the sensor is mounted with • Bluetooth: version 5.0
pre-installed 3M tape. If you have
a metal tank, a hole (min. 40mm)
is required to be able to measure
correctly. Conveniently, the new
Gobius C Adapter is compatible
with the standard hole that is used
for Wema’s tank gauges (44mm
diameter).

Technical Description

• Input voltage: 9–28VDC

• Power consumption: 10mA
• Built-in Bluetooth: version 5.0
• Built-in temperature sensor
• Built-in accelerometer
• Built-in micro radar sensor
• Max voltage: 30V
• Max current: 500mA
• IP 44 outputs (connector, female
8 pins)
• Two digital outputs
• 4–20mA, galvanically insulated
• Resident outputs, 10–180 &

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Nomad Digital
Pioneering Connected Transport Through
Intelligent Solutions
A fter four years, we
are looking forward
to attending InnoTrans
2022 this month, which
is set to be an impressive
industry ‘Future of Mobility’
showcase.
As an exhibitor we will be present
during the entire event and are
looking forward to meeting
operators to discuss their latest
challenges in satisfying the ever-
evolving needs of passengers as
they return to public transport.
When we say, we, we mean it.
Our experts and our commercial
team from many countries will be
delighted to take visitors through
our latest innovations, sharing
various learnings and expertise in
our series of short stand talks. We
are also celebrating our 20-year
anniversary this year and we will be
pleased to welcome you on to our
stand to network and tell our story.
At Nomad, we understand a
passenger journey is not just a
matter of travelling from A to B. It is
more a matter of moving the whole
passenger’s workspace, offering the
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best possible passenger experience
to retain existing travellers and
encouraging more people on to
public transport. This challenge can
be met by operators in a connected
environment thanks to the various
solutions developed to provide a
friendly, safe cyber space.
On one hand, driving a positive
passenger experience can be
enhanced by many factors: reliable
internet connection, rich media
entertainment and accurate
journey information allowing
passengers to be informed in
real-time and be in control of their

journey directly via their personal
devices.
On the other hand, transport
operators continuously strive for
increased customer satisfaction
through enriching journeys with
an increase in digital interaction
(seat reservation, at seat ordering,
carriage occupancy etc.), but also
through improved fleet reliability
and availability (rail maintenance),
energy efficiency, connectivity cost
optimisation and safety.
At Nomad Digital, we have a
scalable portfolio of solutions to
meet all of the challenges listed
above. Supported by our high-
performance, adaptive connectivity
(including private trackside railway
networks), we provide an extensive
range of services for both passenger
devices and on-vehicle displays
including wifi and internet access,
real-time journey information and
rail entertainment, all in a secure
cyber environment.
To help operators deliver a seamless
passenger experience, Nomad
Digital continues to develop
innovative, AI supported, solutions
Connectivity & Wifi
to meet the ever-growing customer We will always continue to push
expectations, such as smart existing barriers further & look
passenger counting, passenger forward to sharing how we do this
information systems (agnostic with our scalable range of solutions
of screens) and location-triggered at InnoTrans this year.”
advertisement displays to name just
a few. Innovation has always been at
the forefront for Nomad Digital.
We appreciate that cost efficiency is If you’re attending InnoTrans this
a priority for industry, therefore, our month, call by the Nomad Digital
connectivity monitoring systems Stand 260 Hall 4.1 to talk to our
can provide operators with a whole team and about how we can
range of information to allow partner with you to deliver an
optimisation and control of data enhanced passenger experience and
transfer costs. support simple, efficient operations
and maintenance. Join one of our
Xavier Champaud, Managing industry focused short talks led by
Director Nomad Digital comments: our experts or simply call by and say
“From passengers who want a hello!
pleasant journey with seamless
transitions from one mobility nomad-digital.com
to another, to operators and
maintainers who use real-time tools
to inform their decisions and deliver
an enhanced service; we are in a
world of increased expectations,
whether it is digital, sustainability
or mobility developments. Thanks
to our quest for innovation and
our research investment in AI and
data, Nomad Digital remains a solid
partner to support this transition
and the ever-evolving industry.
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Netskrt
An Unparalleled Passenger Streaming Experience
Is within Reach
M ore than ever, rail
passengers are
demanding a stable and
robust wifi connection while
onboard, especially to enable
streaming of video content
from the services they
subscribe to.
The global passenger rail
transportation market is expected
to reach $307 billion in 2025,
a CAGR of 6%, even after the
pandemic put a halt to most public
transportation. As many lifestyle
and work-related changes have
re-defined people’s expectations of
connectivity and consumption of
the internet, there is a significant
expectation among rail passengers
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Connectivity & Wifi
that train operators can match
these expectations. In particular,
video streaming was one activity
that grew substantially during the
pandemic, resulting in a spike of
58% more time spent than prior to
2020.
With rail travel accelerating,
passengers won’t settle for the
same old experience that train
operators delivered before the
pandemic. One service metric that
rail operators focus on is perceived
passenger journey time, which can
be dramatically improved with
improved onboard wifi connectivity
and service options. Prior to the
pandemic, internet connectivity
while onboard ranked dead last in
terms of passenger satisfaction,
worse even than on-time
performance. For rail operators,
the need to improve the existing
infrastructure and provide better
internet connectivity to enhance
the overall customer experience has
become more critical now than ever
before.
Netskrt has set out to shine a light
on internet dark spots by enabling
streaming services in any location.
To date, internet connectivity
on passenger trains has typically
been so poor that passengers
made do with simply being able
to email and perform limited web
browsing. To compensate, some rail
transportation operators provide
walled-garden video-on-demand
(VOD) systems, but too often, the
options are stale compared to what
passengers indulge in at home, and stream ultra-high-definition (UHD)
take-up of these services has been video content as well as select live
poor. On top of that, the cost to rail broadcasts, such as sporting events.
operators of licence fees for video
content can be substantial. This led Internet connectivity is a necessity
to a poor passenger experience, for passengers and now is the time
especially as the trend towards for rail operators to bring internet
video streaming services has grown. video streaming to the absolute
edge with Netskrt’s eCDN solution.
Quite simply – people already
subscribe to various streaming
services, why should location limit
them from accessing a service they
already pay for?
By combining cloud-based machine
learning with network-aware
edge caching, Netskrt’s edge
content delivery network (eCDN)
delivers a completely transparent
and indistinguishable streaming Click or scan the QR for
experience compared to what more information
users experience at home. The
Netskrt eCDN improves onboard
wifi performance and passenger
satisfaction by enabling seamless
internet video streaming from
popular content delivery providers,
without consuming precious train-
to-internet cellular bandwidth. Once
in place, passengers can use their
own devices and subscriptions to
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Daktronics
Providing a Smooth and Improved Passenger
Experience with Daktronics Technology

W hen using public

transport, whether
as a regular commuter or a
new user such as a tourist,
there is security and comfort
in being guided through
the system accurately and
efficiently.

From station entrance, through

the station concourse, navigating
multiple platform options, to
the door of your train or bus,
the experience is facilitated and
enhanced by accurate, clear and
eye-catching electronic displays,
guiding you as you go.

Display technology has advanced

over the years, from static
and mechanical signage to full
electronic LED and LCD displays that
can share all the information you
need and be adjusted and updated
instantly. Full-colour displays
capture the attention of viewers
and offer them a pleasant viewing
experience above and beyond older
technology. They allow for accurate
representation of brand images and
colours specific to brands. Colour-
coded routes and line schedules
assist with guiding passengers
clearly to the correct service.
Before passengers pass through the
gates and step on to a train, they
can be greeted in concourses with
the critical information for their
travel. This includes train locations,
numbers and destinations, current
time of day, and arrival and
departure times to keep everyone
moving to where they need to be.
This is only the starting point for
what LED displays can provide in
these areas.
Message content can range from
simple text to images to full HD
video, from next train departures
to intermodal connection maps to
news feeds and advertising. Adding
advertising and sponsorships
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stream to your railway, reducing
your return-on-investment time.
It can help share community
and safety messages in times of
severe weather or alerts for local
law enforcement. Other weather
information such as temperatures
and outlooks can be easily pulled
into the system and shared on the
displays.
Full-colour displays allow you
to create an environment that
is welcoming, informative and
entertaining. With configurable text
size and templates for displaying
content, the displays can be located
to ensure excellent visibility of
content while maintaining a safe
flow of viewers.
Once passengers arrive on the
platforms, LED signage in these
areas can provide peace-of-mind by
letting people know they are on the
correct platform at the right time.
The time of day, train and platform
identification, and arrival and
departure times of those specific
trains can be shown in these areas
and updated as trains change
throughout the day.
The same reliable LED technology
can also be used in a railway control
room environment. High-resolution
LED displays have seamless access
to multiple camera feeds, news and
weather information all on one
screen.
Integrating the displays with the
powerful and easy-to-use control
system makes for a seamless
production and communication
solution for railways and travel
stations. Daktronics provides all
the technology, products and
integration to simplify the process
for railways while delivering all of
the needed information to their
passengers.
Daktronics displays are
manufactured to exacting
specifications to meet IP65
requirements for moisture and
contaminant ingress. They are
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certified to conform to EMC
immunity and emission limits.
Passenger Infotainment
Daktronics designs its products
to have low maintenance
requirements throughout their
expected lifetime of 100,000 hours
and beyond. Careful management
of the performance of Daktronics
displays, including brightness
adjustment and temperature
monitoring, also contribute to their
industry-leading life expectancy.
From concourses to control rooms
to platforms to the control systems
that power the signage, Daktronics
provides everything needed for
a comprehensive railway system
integration.
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ADLINK
Accelerating Railway Digitalisation with Edge AI
R ailway transportation
has long been thought
of as conservative or ‘old
school’, but current trends
are rapidly pushing the
rail industry to digitalise
and embrace cutting-edge
technologies.
From an environmental standpoint,
rail emits over 6x less CO2 per
passenger than air travel, making
rail clearly preferable for those
wanting to combat climate change.
Meanwhile, the world’s growing
population continues to urbanise,
putting more pressure on railways
to help move more people more
efficiently, and over-congested
global supply chains need every
possible bit of added transportation
productivity to help alleviate
ongoing shortages.
Railway efficiency is not bounded
by gauge or speed. Rather, AI
deployed on railway computing
infrastructure, especially at the
network edge, has tremendous
potential to improve operations and
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bottom lines. When implemented
in trucks, a 2020 study found that
driverless vehicles realised 29%
to 45% cost savings compared to
those driven manually, and total
cost of vehicle ownership dropped
by over 15 percent. Analogous
improvements can be found in
rail transportation. AI effectively
eliminates the delays and errors
caused by humans in everyday
operation, and automated driving
negates the need for engineers to
operate trains.
AI opens possibilities for a host
of other railway applications and
improvements, including:
• Biometric ticketing, which
uses AI to streamline handling
passenger fares by using body
scans (e.g. face, fingerprint or
retina) linked to passenger
payment accounts
• Crowd monitoring, to help
assess terminal congestion and
ensure patrons don’t evade
paying fares
• Delay-time prediction,
which involves AI assessing
current train statuses against
a wealth of historical data to
make informed estimates on
train delay developments and
remediation times
• Fuel management, to generate
fewer emissions while idling by
putting the engine into a low-
power state
• Infrastructure monitoring,
wherein AI analyses real-time
camera feeds from locations
ranging from train axles to
wayside stations to watch for
obstructions, damage, or other
anomalies
• Standalone switching,
in which AI systems and
machine-to-machine (M2M)
communications optimise train
schedules and paths
ADLINK now offers a host of
solutions optimised for different
workloads and environments.
Most are designed with specific
advantages for AI-enhanced
applications, such as hardware-
based algorithm acceleration built
into the CPU or extensibility to add
greater AI acceleration with GPU
and / or FPGA resources. In all cases,
ADLINK engineers these solutions
to deliver an optimal blend of
performance, low-power operation
and ruggedness for surviving many
years in railway environments.
ADLINK prepares railway clients
to seize AI’s benefits today and
make sure those benefits deliver
increasing value into the future.
ADLINK’s Rugged by Design
hardware survives where other
manufacturers fall short, but
the company focuses on more
than resilience. As a member of
the Intel® IoT Solutions Titanium
Partner and NVIDIA Preferred
Partner programmes, ADLINK
obtains access to the latest CPU
and GPU technologies as well as
the highest levels of technical
support from Intel and NVIDIA.
As a result, ADLINK small form
factor railway solutions provide the
performance and power savings for
AI, IoT or edge railway computing
applications.
By leveraging more than 25 years
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of expertise in developing highly
reliable and available embedded
computing systems, ADLINK is a
premier supplier to the rail industry
that offers not only an extensive,
cost-effective and standards-based
COTS portfolio, but also a wide
range of rugged fanless embedded
computers and custom solutions
enabled by its best-in-class ODM
capabilities.
ADLINK is committed to helping
rail integrators and application
developers focus on differentiating
and transforming their end
applications in train control,
rail signalling, automation and
digitalisation. Moreover, ADLINK
can help facilitate deployments for
onboard and wayside applications
as well as greenfield and brownfield
projects, ultimately driving safer,
smarter and more reliable railway
operations.
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Switchio
Passengers in Public Transit Want Faster
Boarding and Transparent Fares: cEMV
Payments Make It Easy

S witchio is an innovative white-label solution engineered to make cEMV payments in

public transport fast and easy for both riders and operators.

The company has helped cities transition to modern, fully digital Bankcards are popping up
throughout Europe, Africa and ticketing and fare management everywhere these days, so why not
Latina America successfully systems. use them in public transport too?

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It’s pretty easy. In fact, one of the
first such projects, in Ostrava, Czech
Republic, has shown it’s the way to
go. You can use your bankcard (or
an emulated one on a phone, watch
or other device with a chip) when
you get on and also when you get
off again. No more waiting – just
tap & go.
At the end of the day, the system
automatically calculates the best
fare for you depending on how
much time you’ve spent travelling.
You might only pay for 10 minutes,
or maybe 3 x 45. If the all-day fare
is the cheapest option, that’s what
you get.
Ticketing
• Best price fare policy
• Modern and convenient
ways to pay
• No cash or paper
• Operating cost savings

Fares can be confusing. And so can

figuring out where and how to buy
a ticket. What if you could just hop
on and not worry about all that?

Reduce paper: eliminate the

need for paper tickets and ticket
vending machines.

Contactless ticketing is a greener

option.

Savings of up to 85%:
savings derived from paperless
ticketing, fewer transactions, and
the flexibility of using multiple
acquirers.

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Efficient Public Transportation with Algiz Rugged
Tablets
Using on-board rugged tablets as mobile routers for ticketing and data exchange.
A large European
transportation system
has deployed hundreds
of Handheld Algiz rugged
tablets to its public buses —
and they’re using the tablet’s
4G/LTE connection to bring
each bus’s local network
online.
Previously, ticketing systems
would store a day’s worth of
data — such as travel card funds,
number of passengers, locations
travelled, and quantity of tickets
sold — and then sync up with the
central server while plugged into a
cable overnight. This caused some
significant problems, especially for
travel card users:
“If a bus is on the road at 6am,
and at 7am I fill my empty travel
card with money from my home
computer or mobile phone, that bus
will only have the data from the day
before — when my card was empty.
A less understanding driver could
remove me from the bus,” says
Erik Hansdotter, Product Manager
at Handheld Group, who helped
implement this solution.
In contrast, buses equipped with
a connected rugged tablet can
exchange information in real time:
each vehicle’s server is constantly
refreshed with new data from
the central server, and on-board
transactions are sent to the central
system immediately.
Customised, Efficient
Public Transport
Solution
The transport authority worked
with its local Handheld reseller to
develop a solution that would keep
buses connected all day, wherever
they travel.
The Handheld team provided two
custom settings for the agency’s
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new fleet of Algiz rugged tablets:
first, they set the tablets to turn
on automatically via a powered
vehicle dock — when the bus
starts, so does the computer. Then
they enabled each unit to provide
internet connection to its bus
through tethering.
Using the Rugged Tablet
as a Mobile Router
Here’s how it works: every bus
in the system has its own small
local network (LAN), where data
is exchanged between the on-
board computer and check-in and
check-out points at the bus’s doors.
Handheld’s customised, efficient
bus solution allows the Algiz rugged
tablet to become a mobile router,
sharing its 4G internet connection
to the LAN via a plugged-in RJ45
ethernet cable.
When travel card users enter
the bus, they scan their cards at
the door. Funds are checked and
debited in real time from their
online accounts, and transaction
and location information are
recorded in the central system.
Fare Collection
Management
Travellers who don’t have a pre-
loaded bus card can enter the bus
and purchase a paper ticket from
the driver. The Algiz rugged tablet
is mounted in a locked vehicle dock
facing the driver, who can view all
the available bus routes and fare
lines on the tablet’s display.
The driver selects the correct ticket
and sells it to the passenger. When
the transaction is complete, the
ticketing tablet syncs travel data
with the central server and sends
ticket information wirelessly to a BT
printer.
Rugged, Compact and
Connected
Vehicle-mounted tablet computers
run all day long, enduring heavy
use and constant engine vibrations.
Each night, climate control systems
are turned off and buses are parked
– most often in a garage, but
sometimes outside.
“Our customer needed a cost-
efficient but rugged solution that
was also easy to install in a mount,
while taking up a small amount
of space inside the bus cabin,”
Hansdotter says.
All Handheld computers are built
rugged – with strengthened glass
screens and high protection scores
for withstanding strong vibrations,
repeated drops, extreme hot and
Ticketing
cold temperatures and dust and Challenge
water exposure. Enable public transportation
vehicles to exchange data with the
Public transportation agencies also transport authority’s central server.
like Handheld’s Algiz tablets for
their numerous connections and Solution
communication options. Install 4G/LTE rugged tablets with
custom LAN tethering settings to
Along with LTE connectivity, route internet connectivity to bus
they include a built-in dedicated networks.
u-blox GNSS receiver for accurate
positioning and navigation. Many Result
transportation customers also add
an optional dedicated barcode
Real-time data exchange, including
travel card funds, ticketing
scanner or eTicket RFID reader for transactions and travel analytics.
mobile ticketing applications.
Click or scan the QR code to visit
Smoother Fare our website
Enforcement and Better
Data Tracking
This bus-mounted rugged tablet
provides connectivity, efficient
and reliable on-board data
exchange, smart ticketing, and fare
enforcement for buses, trains,
light rails, ferries and other public For more infomation contact
transportation systems.
Dave Cawsey
Keeping fleets connected not only
improves driver and customer Country Manager UK & Ireland
experiences, but also provides
accurate data and valuable travel +44 (0)1926 333 266
analytics for operators and
supervisors. d.cawsey@handhelduk.com
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FOR TOUGH ENVIRONMENTS

SERIOUSLY RUGGED AND READY FOR ANY FIELD TASK

The rugged computers from Handheld are best known for the combination of high
performance and the strength to be able to handle the most demanding field applications.

Laughing off the roughest weather and harshest handling, they are perfect for today’s
mobile workforce, weather it is checking mobile tickets on board a public transport
vehicle, or working outdoors building train tracks, roads and tunnels.

Meet us at InnoTrans, hall 6.1 stand 102

From station to track to train, achieve
your safety, reliability and efficiency
objectives with Cisco Connected Rail

Visit us at InnoTrans 2022

September 20-23
Hall 7.1b Stand 230

Learn more at
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Cisco
Bridging the Digital Divide with Cisco
C isco has been partnering
with transportation
organisations across the
globe for the past decade,
moving the industry forward
with technologies that can
be integrated into existing
and new infrastructure.
InnoTrans World
Premiere
At InnoTrans we will be showcasing
TSIP for the first time. TSIP
(Train and Station Innovation
for Performance) is a Network
Rail initiative to trial technology
solutions that will deliver
quantifiable benefits and outcomes
for the rail network. TSIP addresses
real-world challenges with smart
technology, bringing improvements
to passenger experience, employee
safety, plus operations and
maintenance.
As part of TSIP, Cisco is partnering
not just with Network Rail
Telecom, but with industry experts
such as Intel, Telent, and Purple
Transformation Group, to help ideas
become transformative solutions.
Over 120 use case scenarios have
already been identified to deliver
improved performance and safety
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outcomes. TSIP will assess and
develop these use cases focusing
on economic, social and transport
benefits.
Transforming IoT Data
into Actionable Insights
One of the first innovative solutions
from TSIP is the SiYtE platform. It
utilises vision and IoT analytics to
aggregate and visualise metadata
from smart devices, providing
the rail network with alerts and
intelligence which is integral to all
use cases.
Cameras and IoT sensors create
near real-time alerts of critical
events which then initiate a
workflow, assuring an associated
action and providing an audit
trail. For example, smart analytics
can monitor the tracks and other
restricted areas, triggering alerts
when someone trespasses –
pushing an alert to a staff member’s
device and auditing their response.
It can also monitor other aspects
of safety, planning and passenger
experience, such as gateline queues,
crowd density or even the number
of people taking luggage on the
escalators. Sensors can monitor
aspects such as environmental
conditions, for instance air quality
in stations (which may be impacted
by trains idling unnecessarily)
or watching for early signs of
crumbling cliffs at the trackside.
For station operators this remote
monitoring and sensor insight
can reduce delays and enhance
performance. SiYtE not only focuses
on analytics, events and workflow
– but also monitors trends over
time, and between data points.
This enables the development
of proactive insights that can be
aligned directly to financial and
other KPIs, enabling data-driven
organisational transformation.
Introducing Innovation
from a Secure
Foundation
At the foundation of the TSIP
initiative is a high-speed, next-
generation telecoms network for
station and train enabling the rail
industry to move into a digital
world. Network infrastructure for
rail operations is already highly
complex – with both fixed and
mobile requirements to connect
trains, trackside, depots and
stations. Once you add sensors and
smart devices, the need for secure,
reliable and scalable connectivity
becomes even greater.
TSIP will investigate a variety of
mobility solutions, including Cisco
Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul
(CURWB), 5G and mmWave
technology. Placing 5G and wifi
connectivity at the core of the
railway infrastructure means
outputs from smart CCTV and
sensor technology can be acted
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on in a faster and more proactive
manner.
Digital Solutions
This will help inform flexible
options for Future Railway Mobile
Communications System (FRMCS)
in the future, enabling railway
operators to take advantage of new
innovative technology to modernise
train services.
Through proven and well-
established standards-based
technologies, Cisco Connected Rail
can help maximise implementation
success and, significantly reduce
installation risk, cost and
deployment time. These solutions
can help achieve your safety,
mobility and efficiency objectives.
To learn more, visit Cisco at
InnoTrans (Hall 7.1B, Booth
230) or contact Scott Lantis at
slantis@cisco.com
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End-to-End Solutions Based on Intel® Technologies Help
Simplify Operators’ Journeys to Smarter Railways
S marter. Safer. Sustainable.
And faster than ever
before. This is what the
future of railways looks like
and what train operators and
governments must enable to
ensure rider satisfaction.
Help Operators and
Governments Improve
Key Priorities
Increased Efficiency
Using deep learning and AI through
computer vision, you can help
operators monitor passenger flow
and gather data for advanced
analytics to enable more-informed
decision-making around operational
inefficiencies, congestion, staffing
and security.
Enhanced Safety
Computer vision and AI-enabled
smart cameras help automate
safety alerts and enable wayside
monitoring, brake and wheel
inspection, and collision avoidance
and prevention technologies.
Reduced Downtime
Sensors, cameras, and in-vehicle
computers empower rail operators
to monitor their fleet’s diagnostic
data, which can help minimise
breakdowns, predict maintenance
repairs and optimise servicing
schedules – keeping trains moving
and in working order.
Increased Passenger
Satisfaction
With advanced technology,
operators can personalise travel
for individual passengers with
near-real-time data collection and
analysis or provide strong and
reliable onboard wifi so passengers
can stay connected throughout
their journey.
How We Help You Build
the Best Solutions for
Railway Operators
Intel experts can provide advice
and support as you guide railway
operators on their journey to a
smart railway. We help simplify
the path to intelligent operations
with our end-to-end portfolio of
technologies, years of expertise,
and engineering resources.
Complementing our technologies,
products and architectures is a
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broad set of global ecosystem
partners whom we work with to
help accelerate development and
create solutions with maximum
performance, interoperability
and value. Together with our
partners, we bring the latest
consolidation technologies,
such as containerisation and
hyperconverged infrastructure, to
the edge to enhance scalability and
maximise the value of each asset on
the networks of railway companies
and entities. When located at
the edge, our industry-standard
processors can help enhance a
railway’s data security and privacy
by limiting the transmission of data
over the internet and reducing
the risk of interception. You can
also leverage Intel® processors to
integrate devices, software and our
partner solutions to give operators
a holistic view of their entire railway
network.
Safety and Security
Train Collision Avoidance Systems
(TCASs)
Intel-based TCAS solutions work
by capturing, analysing, and
performing sensor fusion on the
data sourced from sensors and
visual imaging cameras to better
understand the train’s current
operating environment. When
this information is also used
lower maintenance costs; extend
life cycles of tracks, trains, and
Deliver Innovative
equipment; and provide passengers Railway Technologies,

alongside the Intel® Distribution of
OpenVINO™ toolkit and advanced
software algorithms at the network
edge, the train control centre
receives an intelligent, 360-degree
view of the surrounding scene. This
enables the system to detect and
classify obstacles like oncoming
trains, maintenance workers or
animals and trigger safety-based
corrective actions, such as warning
alerts and braking for drivers and
alerts for trackside maintenance
workers.
Predictive Maintenance
Smart Pantograph-Catenary
Monitoring Systems (PCMSs)
with improved reliability of railway
operations alongside a better
overall experience
Passenger Experience
Automated Fare Collection (AFC)
Systems
An AFC system consists of a
variety of edge components
which allow passengers to enjoy
contactless transaction options,
smart ticketing and less-congested
gateways. In addition to providing
a new, enhanced passenger
experience, Intel-based AFC
systems help railway operators
increase operational efficiency.
Digital Solutions
Solutions and Strategies
to Operators
As railway operators get back on
track after years of uncertainty,
they face new challenges,
heightened expectations and
shrinking budgets that you can
help them address. With advanced,
intelligent railway technology
from Intel and our global partner
ecosystem, you can guide railway
companies’ transformation to
smart railways that help improve
passenger experiences, safety and
operational efficiency.

By helping operators transition

their railcars to a fully automated
smart pantograph-catenary
monitoring system – based on
Intel technologies and Intel partner
solutions – you can help them
use predictive maintenance to
create a foundation for continuous
improvement, increase operational
readiness and maximise fleet
return on investment. The system
retrieves captured images and
uses advanced Intel-based visual
imaging technologies and artificial
intelligence to analyse each
image before generating a report,
which is immediately shared with
the operator via near-real-time
notifications. PCMSs can play an
important role in helping operators
These systems offer centralised
management of electronic
Learn More
ticket distribution, eliminating
the need for cash management, Get more information about smart
protecting revenue and simplifying railways, discover use cases and
back-end billing. AFC systems accelerate railway modernisation.
powered by Intel® edge-ready
computing, connectivity and Visit intel.com/railways
storage technologies can perform
ultrafast data processing on the
data collected from the sensors, Click or scan the QR code to
machines and other components explore more
and devices located at the railway
station edge. This allows for near-
real-time operations of kiosk and
ticket vending controllers and
enables the use of up-to-date data
on customer behaviour, train usage
and transit service performance for
better decision-making and long-
term planning.

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Electrification
Gruppo Bonomi p.258

Worksite Protection
ZÖLLNER p.261

Depot Equipment
Zonegreen p.263
Pfaff Verkehrstechnik p.266

Track Materials
Pandrol p.269
HIRD Group p.272
J. Lanfranco & Cie p.275

Trackside Power Solutions

Globe Scott Motors p.278

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Track Inspection & Repair
Zetica Rail p.280
ENSCO Rail p.281
Amberg Technologies p.282

Geotechnical Solutions
GEOfabrics p.283
Calenberg Ingenieure p.286
Sol Solution p.288

Track & Infrastructure Maintenance

Equipment
Complete Composite Systems p.291
Goldschmidt p.294
Soundim p.295

Cabling Solutions
Roxtec p.298

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Gruppo Bonomi
A Key Player in Railway Electrification Since the Very
Beginning

S ince 1928 Gruppo Bonomi’s production units have specialised in the engineering and
production of solutions to support electrical conductivity and insulation. Our particular
expertise lies in the railway, energy and custom sectors.

Over the last 10 years the group
has broadened its product base
and expertise by acquisition,
establishing itself as an
international market leader.
Bonomi has been involved in rail
electrification from its inception
providing high-performance and
innovative solutions in overhead
line technology (from 1.5 to 25kV).
Gruppo Bonomi offers design
and production flexibility, which
supports customer requirements
from component specification to
overall line design.
For over 40 years we have been
working in profitable partnerships
and close collaborations with the
technical offices of the railway
authorities to develop railway/
tramway and underground
overhead lines. This ensures a
continuous improvement in the
engineering experience, highly
customised projects and more
efficient and sustainable solutions.
For many years Bonomi has been
supporting international clients in
designing and engineering many
overhead contact lines.
We both realise brand new
electrification projects and renew
old lines with the most modern

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standards of the sector.
Our design and engineering
specialists support our customers
in new electrification and the
upgrading of existing lines.
Gruppo Bonomi in the
UK
The Omnia Cantilever was
developed in 2008 and introduced
to the UK in 2009. This resulted in
Network Rail product acceptance
in 2011 for its new Series 2 design
range.
The drivers behind Series 2 (and
indeed Series 1) included increased
reliability, reduced maintenance and
faster installation.
Omnia ticked these boxes through a
range of characteristics including:
• corrosion-resistance materials
• reduced component count and
factory quality controls
Through these projects, including
North West Electrification Phases 1
& 2 and Cumbernauld in Scotland,
Omnia was broadly liked by
installers for its flexibility, light
weight and simplicity.
However further work was carried
out with Network Rail’s design
department EPDG (now NRDD) to
refine the range, including standard
walk outs/reach distances and
greater adjustability for reduced
encumbrance (it seems to be a
great plus, considering the great
number of low bridges in the UK).
Significant support was provided
from the Gruppo Bonomi technical
team to Network Rail in refining
the Series 2 and UK Master Series
drawings.
Other investments through CP5
included significant UK stocks of the
Omnia cantilever for shorter lead
times.
Gruppo Bonomi considers project
delivery a key point and together
with its UK partners PACE Networks,
has held UK Omnia stocks in the
region of 1000 cantilevers. This
means less than half the typical
cantilever lead time and support
for emergency requirements right
down to same day delivery.
Into CP6 attention has focused
on the cost of electrification,
efficiency and on sustainability,
with electrification as a vehicle for
decarbonisation as well as its other
passenger benefits.
Gruppo Bonomi has made a
significant investment in developing
a lightweight TTC (Twin Track
Cantilever) utilising the Omnia
technology. The arrangement is
hoping to gain product acceptance
in the UK in the coming weeks
and has a reduced cost over a
traditional TTC, as well as offering
further cost and carbon benefits
around plant, material production,
project time scales and foundation
works. While analysis will no doubt
be carried out on early projects,
there is an expectation of £10K to
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£15K savings per location based on
industry feedback. Another benefit
Electrification
of the Omnia TTC is its reduced
visual impact over lattice steel
designs, a strong point for Omnia
in general and an important factor
in the public’s experience of the rail
network.
Gruppo Bonomi’s commitment to
the UK’s electrified railway can be
traced back to Rebosio’s composite
insulators, which were first used
in the early 90s and became part
of the Gruppo Bonomi in 2002.
Once again the group has driven
innovation and supported projects
such as Voltage Limited Clearances
on the Cardiff intersection bridge.
Looking forward, the group is
continuing to look at opportunities
to deliver more through innovation
in cantilevers, droppers, clamps
and insulators, as well as bridge
and tunnel solutions. In addition to
high-quality products and UK stocks
Bonomi also offers design support
for UK organisations working with
their products.
For more information email
Mr. Andrea De Giorgio
Head of Sales Business Unit Rail
 www.gruppo-bonomi.com Our partners of Gruppo Omnia:

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the weight of regulated catenaries up to 540 mm2 and spans up to 40m.

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ZÖLLNER
Product Innovations
By: Til Arkenberg, Productmanager ZÖLLNER Signal GmbH
COBRA: Remote Control
of Eurobalises Thanks to
New Solution
COBRA stands for ‘Control of
Balises with Remote Assistance’
and serves the purpose of being
able to influence (to brake) a
rail vehicle with the help of the
additional components (Euro)balise
and (mini) LEU depending on the
dangerous situation (for example
in front of a worksite). The system
is designed in such a way that the
default state prevents a train from
passing and the operator must
actively confirm that the track is
clear. The confirmation is carried
out by operating the control unit,
which switches the telegram of
the balise by radio. The radio range
of the system is at least three
kilometres, and up to six kilometres
when repeaters are used. This
system works autonomously and
independently of higher-level (train
control) systems.
Control Unit COBRA-CU
The control unit (COBRA-CU)
can remotely control up to four
receiver units / COBRA-R (and thus
Find out more about our COBRA System: PDF Datasheet COBRA
balises). It communicates with the
COBRA-R via radio. The COBRA-
CU is equipped with a replaceable
battery. With a reaction time of less
than one second, the COBRA-CU
is able to process the information
safely and in a timely manner
(send and receive to COBRA-R and
evaluate and control the LEU and
balise).
Receiver COBRA-R
The COBRA-R receiver unit serves
as an interface between LEU and
COBRA-CU. It switches the balise
remotely via the LEU. The receiver
is also equipped with a portable
battery and is designed to operate
for several days. The units are
configured with each other using
RFID cards.
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Worksite Protection
Alternative Cloud Use
Cases: ZCloud is Growing
In addition to the mobile radio
warning system (MRWS), more
systems are now equipped with
the ZCloud. A recent example
is our ZÖLLNER Level Crossing
System (ZLX). At first a test phase
will be started with existing
material from the rental pool,
whereby the connection will be
realised via a tracker module
provided for this purpose. In the
beginning the available functions
are the same as for the MRWS.
Information like the system and
device status, revision data, serial
numbers and error codes of all
active MRWS systems can be
queried at all times. Furthermore,
information about the location of
the system and the logbook are
provided. Status changes of all
integrated components are listed
chronologically. In the future, the
portfolio of existing products with
a connection to the ZCloud, such
as those planned for the Zöllner
Speed Control Unit (ZGP), will be
further expanded. In the long-term,
almost all products should benefit
from the fact that the information
is available in the cloud at any time, PDF Datasheet MPX
independent of location and device,
via login.

MPX: New Cable

Monitoring System
Reduces Delay Minutes

The MPX V3 system monitors

the cable infrastructure, reports
deviations at an early stage and can
thus detect declining cable quality.
By means of patented sensors,
moisture values in the nodes as well
as insulation values in the cable are
determined and the cable condition
is evaluated on the basis of these.
It is now possible to specifically
identify potential for repair and
to derive measures before these
faults result in a failure of the
infrastructure. Furthermore, it can
be precisely distinguished whether
these faults originate from the
cable itself or from the nodes. The
system has been approved for use
by Deutsche Bahn and has already
proven itself in operation.

For more information please

contact:
Meet us at InnoTrans
ifs@zoellner.de
HALL 25 // STAND 565
+ 49 431 7027 – 178

www.zoellner.de

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zonegreen
safe working solutions

Renowned as global market leaders in depot

protection systems, the SMART DPPSTM
delivers physical protection from vehicle
movements to rail depot staff whilst providing
visual and audible warnings.

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Spearheading Improvements in Depot Safety
W orking in a rail depot is
inherently dangerous
– high-speed vehicles, high-
voltage electricity and
powerful machinery are just
some of the risks staff face
every day.
So why isn’t there more focus on
improving safety standards? Should
workers accept that injury (or
worse) is part of the job?
According to RSSB figures,
maintenance facilities account for
20% of all workforce harm and 25%
of workforce fatalities in the last
five years. This impaired health is a
huge problem for the industry. The
safety board estimates it costs £899
million annually, with 1.3 million
days lost to sickness absence. This is
twice the national average.
Despite these frankly shocking
statistics, there has been no notable
reduction in workforce harm in
depots for the last five years. Surely
it is time for change?
Mitigating Risks to Staff
We’ve all heard the adage ‘to err
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is human’ and that may be so, but
we don’t have to accept the risk of
human error in rail depots.
Technology is available that can
automate safety procedures,
removing manual processes and
allowing the safe and effective
movement of vehicles.
The rail safety specialist, Sheffield-
based Zonegreen, has been finding
innovative ways to reduce the
risks to maintenance staff for the
last 25 years. The firm’s Depot
Personnel Protection System
(DPPS) safeguards workers by using
Network Rail-approved powered
derailers, linked to road end panels
that control vehicle movements.
Staff log on to the road end panels
via RFID tags that record where
they are working. Access permission
for trains will then only be given
if the road is clear. After a derailer
has been lowered, a shunt signal
shows a proceed aspect, at which
point audible and visual warnings
are activated to signify imminent
danger.
Tried and Tested
Quality is the key to ensuring depot
protection has a real and lasting
impact on the welfare of staff and
DPPS leads the way.
Zonegreen’s system is tested, during
and post-construction, to prove
it exceeds the highest regulatory
standards and offers unrivalled
reliability. At its heart is the concept
of ‘distributed intelligence’, which
means there is no master controller
or any signal point failure.
Empty coaching stock movements
(predominantly in depots) make
up only 4% of the train service
nationally, yet account for almost
20% of SPADs, highlighting the
need for derailers to be readily
available to provide physical
protection to staff. They are
required to operate under
significant forces when called into
action, meaning quality products
are essential if reliable results are to
be achieved.
All derailers provided by Zonegreen
are produced to the highest
standard, fabricated by coded
welders and supported by material
certificates. Likewise, its road end
panels undergo 3,000 independent
checks and by using a local supply
chain, the firm has total control of
the manufacturing process, whilst
minimising its carbon footprint.
The result of this commitment
to quality is that all DPPS
installations meet the performance
requirements of SIL2 – an
independent assessment of the
relative risk reduction provided
by a safety system. This has been
achieved by employing standardised
hardware and software that has
been assessed as a whole system,
instead of relying on compliant off-
the-shelf components and software
of unknown pedigree.
DPPS is the only depot safety
system on the market that
is independently certified to
comply with the electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC) standards,
which define the frequency range
and limit of unnecessary radiation
emitted by electrical devices,
preventing interference or similar
problems. Its latest RFID panel
is also certified by Eurofins to
meet the EN standards for radio
emissions and railways.
Working Worldwide
DPPS is installed some of the
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world’s most advanced maintenance
facilities, including depots serving
the metro systems in Dubai, Doha
and HCMT in Melbourne, Australia.
Zonegreen also works extensively
across the UK and has contributed
to high-profile projects such as
Thameslink, Crossrail and the
Intercity Express Programme.
The firm will be showcasing its
flagship safety system at InnoTrans
in Berlin from 20–23 September.
Visitors will find Zonegreen in the
British Pavilion (Hall 2.2) on Stand
230G, where they will be able to see
DPPS in action and learn about its
wide-ranging capabilities.
For more information, contact
Zonegreen
on +44 114 230 0822,
visit www.zonegreen.co.uk or
follow the firm
on Twitter: @zonegreen.
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Pfaff Verkehrstechnik
Pfaff Verkehrstechnik Enjoys Further International Success
with Lucrative Major Projects
P faff Verkehrstechnik’s
international business
is currently growing
exceptionally well, as shown
by various successfully
completed major projects,
such as the equipping of
a new railway depot in
Ashkelon, Israel.
This is where electric trains of the
type Desiro HC (High Capacity)
from the manufacturer Siemens
Mobility are maintained. They are
considered state-of-the-art multiple
unit trains that were first presented
at InnoTrans 2014. In 2018, Pfaff
Verkehrstechnik was awarded the
major contract to equip the entire
workshop of the depot. In addition
to track systems, it also includes,
among other things, an axle
changing system, multiple lifting
tables, mobile lifting jacks, hydraulic
support jacks, turntables and roof
working platforms (‘flying carpets’)
for maintenance work on the train
roofs.
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New Multiple Units
between Tel Aviv and
Jerusalem
In 2017, the operator, the state
railway company Israel Railways,
decided to use a total of 60 double-
decker Desiro HC multiple units
with 330 carriages on the railway
line between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem,
which were to run in units of four
and six-carriage trains. The six-
carriage trains with a length of over
150m offer space for 655 seats.
The railway line from Tel Aviv to
Jerusalem is a 56km new line and as
such the first ever electrified line in
Israel. The pairs of trains that have
already been delivered and now run
here every day can reach speeds of
up to 160km/h.
As part of the new-build project,
a depot was built in Ashkelon to
maintain the Desiro HC multiple
units already in service. Pfaff
Verkehrstechnik delivered the
material for the depot in 2020
and started the installation on
site in December of that year. At
that time strict restrictions on
entry were in place – therefore
the installation was mainly carried
out by local subcontractors under
the supervision and responsibility
of Pfaff Verkehrstechnik. Recently,
in spring 2022, it was possible
to complete the final tests,
acceptances and training.
High-Precision,
Synchronised Lifting
Jack System
Now 24 mobile lifting jacks – each
with a load capacity of 15t – are
used to completely lift the trains for
maintenance and servicing work.
The entire lifting jack system is
controlled by frequency converters,
whereby the synchronisation of
the individual lifting jacks makes
it possible to lift a train within a
precision range of +/- 2.5mm. In
addition, two manual turntables
with a diameter of 4000mm were
installed in the depot to move
bogies between the different hall
areas. The turntables are suitable
for an axle load of 25t and can
therefore be driven on by the entire
multiple unit without any problems.
Tracks for Measurement
and Maintenance
A 60m track section for measuring
vertical wheel and wheelset forces
according to EN 15654-2 was
designed with a height tolerance
of less than 1mm over the entire
measuring range. This allows the
axle loads of individual bogies to
be determined with the help of
two integrated pairs of measuring
beams located in the centre of the
measuring track.
Three elevated tracks with a
length of 150m are located 0.85m
above the hall floor. The pit depth
is 1.75m. A catwalk between the
supports facilitates access to the
vehicle during maintenance. An
auxiliary rail system for hydraulic
workbenches was installed in the
pit itself. For example, a mobile
lifting table in the pit area can be
used to remove even very heavy
components weighing up to one
tonne. Stationary hydraulic lifting
tables for loads of up to 2.25t then
move these loads between the floor
and the elevated track.
‘Flying Carpets’ for
Ergonomic Work on the
Roof
For maintenance and repair work in
the roof area of the trains, all three
maintenance tracks were equipped
with so-called ‘flying carpets’. These
cradles are suspended from crane
runways on the hall ceiling and
can be moved over a wide range
of 175m along the entire length of
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Depot Equipment
length of the train.
Each ‘flying carpet’ has two
hydraulically lowerable gondolas
that can be operated either as a
pair or individually. The gondolas
have electric extension modules
to bridge the gap to the train and
thus facilitate access to the roof.
Telescopic guardrails can be used to
secure the working area all around
for safe working on the roof. To
simplify the removal of components
and their onward transport,
vertically movable cranes were
installed between the gondolas.
These can also be controlled
remotely via radio control.
Remove Axles and
Inspect Wheels
Ergonomically
In addition to the elevated tracks,
ground-level tracks were also laid.
In the area of the elevated tracks,
there are mobile axle-changing
systems, consisting of two pairs of
track bridges, four support jacks
and a mobile hydraulic lifting table
with a load capacity of 25t. With
this system, axles can be removed
at two positions and stored and
retrieved on special axle pallets with
an electric pallet truck.
In addition, Pfaff Verkehrstechnik
has supplied six hydraulic support
jacks with a load capacity of 11t
to lift bogies in pairs at the axle
bearings. This allows the wheels to
be turned and inspected for defects.
A specially supplied service lift for
2t loads transports the components
from the ground floor to the
warehouse on the first floor.
 Versatile Solutions for
All Maintenance and
Repair Work

In conjunction with state-of-the-art

control systems, the Pfaff-silberblau
lifting jack systems guarantee
maximum system safety and
optimum operator ergonomics for
maintenance personnel.

In addition to mobile lifting

jacks, the Pfaff Verkehrstechnik
product range also includes all
types of lifting platforms for rail
vehicles, maintenance systems
and roof working platforms. This
enables Pfaff Verkehrstechnik
to offer suitable solutions for all
maintenance and repair work on
bogies, wheelsets and vehicle
frames.

Further information about Pfaff

Verkehrstechnik is available at:

www.columbusmckinnon.com/en-
de/pfaff-silberblau

The company is presenting its

comprehensive product range in
Berlin at InnoTrans 2022 (20–23
September 2022, Hall 1.2, Booth
440).

Contact Information

Pfaff Verkehrstechnik GmbH

Am Silberpark 2-8
86438 Kissing / Germany

+49 (0) 8233 2121 4500

verkehrstechnik@pfaff-silberblau.com

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Pandrol
Under Sleeper Pads in Heavy Haul: Extending
the Life of the Railway
On the up in heavy haul
On the Up in Heavy Haul
Recent years have seen a rapid
growth in the use of Pandrol’s
Under Sleeper Pads (USPs) in heavy-
haul railways. So why are USPs so
useful when loads are high?
Extending Railway Life
The main benefit of USPs in heavy
haul is track protection. Introducing
an elastic element to the base of
sleepers improves load distribution
over the track and its components,
both longitudinally and transversely.
Without USPs, ballast is the first
elastic track element to consider.
Fasteners and ground are also
resilient, whereas the wheel, track
and sleepers are all rigid. When
heavy loads pass over the track,
the ballast is compressed and,
with a ballast sleeper contact area
of between 5 to 8% of the total
surface, the compacted ballast gets
stiffer.
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USPs introduce an additional
elastic element between the ballast
and the sleeper. As a result, the
contact surface increases to over
30%, improving load distribution,
consistency of track stiffness and
overall track quality. Different
USP specifications are available
to provide the ideal elasticity for
specific rail infrastructures. Elastic
levels need to be controlled to
ensure that while the stiffness
of the system is decreased, the
elasticity doesn’t cause too much
track deflection.
In the long term, maintenance costs
are reduced and the life of the track
superstructure is extended. There is
less rail corrugation (especially on
curves). The frequency of levelling,
lining and tamping (LLT) can be
reduced by a minimum factor of
two.
On Track to Carbon
Neutral (SRS Product
Range)
Pandrol Receives World First
CO2-Neutral Label for Under
Sleeper Pad
Global rail fastening specialist
Pandrol has underlined its
commitment to working
collaboratively towards global
carbon neutrality, supporting
certified climate projects across
the world to reduce its total carbon
impact.
Pandrol’s Under Sleeper Pads (USPs)
are made from end-of-life tyres,
using around 2.3kg per sleeper,
producing a carbon footprint that is
less than half of the same product
made using virgin material. Every
kilometre of railway track installed
Pandrol’s CO2-neutral Under Sleeper Pad
with Pandrol’s Under Sleeper Pads
saves 3,000 tyres from landfill or
burning.
Pandrol is fully committed to
helping to reduce the impact of
remaining CO2 emissions from
Under Sleeper Pad production, by
financing labelled green energy
production projects in developing
countries.
Pandrol’s ambitious approach to this
product has an outstanding impact,
verified by Belgian-accredited
inspection and certification
organisation Vinçotte.
This commitment contributes to the
collective goals of carbon neutrality
Pandrol shares with many other
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organisations and companies across
the world.
During their own life-cycle, Under
Sleeper Pads will also contribute
to reducing the carbon footprint
of railway lines, by increasing their
lifespan and reducing the need for
maintenance.
Thomas Lorent, Head of Sustainable
Resilient Systems (SRS) at Pandrol,
comments: “Last year, we took
action to understand the carbon
footprint of the Pandrol SRS
products, conducting a full life-
cycle assessment. Since then,
we have taken action to reduce
our environmental footprint for
the products which can be most
improved.
“This change will limit the carbon
impact of our Under Sleeper Pads,
allowing us to reduce our footprint
and support certified climate
projects at the same time to ‘offset’
our remaining low CO2 footprint.”
www.pandrol.com
info@pandrol.com
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HIRD Group
HIRD Group: Delivering Innovation, Sustainability
and Longevity as Standard
T he HIRD Group is a
collection of companies
delivering a wide range of
sustainable and innovative
solutions across the UK and
European rail industry and
beyond.
Comprised of HIRD Rail Services
(HRS), HIRD Rail Development
(HRD), Trough-Tec Systems (TTS)
and HRD BV, the Group provides
market-leading solutions to the rail
industry that improve efficiencies
and provide longevity. Possessing
specialist industry knowledge,
the HIRD Group develops ground-
breaking solutions from inception
to installation, working closely and
collaboratively with its clients from
design to delivery.
Across the group we supply:
• Our range of ‘STB’* Insulated
Rail Joints, supplied pre-installed
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•
in rail or as kits for installation
at site
Pre-curving and twisting of rail
to a variety of rail profiles
• Cold Bolt Hole Expansion (CBX)
kits, a preventative system
to reduce rail breakages,
track-related incidents and
derailments
• End Post Life Enhancement kits,
used for the rapid and cost-
effective, in-service repair of
insulated rail joints
• The PRISMA range of anti-

Coated joints
trespass, suicide prevention
systems
• Green Trough cable
management and anti-slip
walkway systems c/w optional
handrail
*Simply the Best
As a group and as individual
companies we are consistently
and constantly identifying and
delivering new ways of improving
our products to ensure our clients
see tangible benefits across
safety, efficiency and sustainability
measurables. This simultaneously
supports our ethos of supplying
only the best products that have
been developed and designed in
collaboration with our customers.
One such example of this is the
HRS Coated Insulated Block Joint
(IBJ) the design of which includes a
hard wearing, electrically resistant,
durable waterproof coating capable
of extending IBJ life expectancy
to over 15 years. This protective
coating was subject to a thorough
and extensive programme of
testing that comprised:
• Extensive laboratory life-cycle
testing
• Sample testing in our state-of-
the-art purpose-built coating
facility in Doncaster (UK)
• In-track testing on European
customers’ rail infrastructure
Years on we are proud of the fact
that our Coated IBJs improve
network reliability, adding value
and reducing whole life costs for
our clients, ultimately helping keep
the travelling customer as safe as
possible. These IBJs are installed in
extremely testing environments,
where product integrity and
durability is crucial such as the
following problem areas:
• Coastal routes exposed to
saltwater
• Level crossings subjected to salt
and grit spreading
• Locations such as tunnels
where metal filing debris often
accumulates
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• Locations with high humidity
HRD has also developed an IBJ that
utilises a shorter multi-groove
pin assembly that improves track
maintainability, enabling tamping to
take place without risking damage
to the point, supporting improved
track quality that in turn extends
joint life. These seemingly simple
changes to our product design are
indicative of our attention to detail,
that is always driven by a desire
to provide the best product that
can respond to clients’ needs and
problems as they evolve, and always
with safety and sustainability at the
heart of the solution.
Sustainability in Practice
The HIRD Group is wholly
committed not only to being an
exemplar for product development,
but also in being as sustainable a
supplier as possible. Many of our
products, specifically our cable
management and anti-trespass
systems are manufactured
PRISMA anti-trespass pads
from recycled waste that would
otherwise go to landfill.
The PRISMA anti-trespass system,
manufactured from recycled
aircraft tyres, is an effective
solution to the problem of
undesired and unauthorised rail
access by trespassers, vandals,
cable thieves or people who have
suicidal intentions, problems which
are unfortunately rife across the
railway.
Aware of the environmental and
financial impacts of materials-
handling the design of the anti-
trespass pads means that their
installation is simple and cost
efficient and negates the need for
expensive machinery on site. Each
of the panels slot together like
pieces of a jigsaw puzzle and will Simply the Best
form a complete matrix to cover
any specified area for in-track or We are delighted to announce that
off-track deployment. Weighing we will be exhibiting at InnoTrans,
only 42kg means installations can where we will be showcasing our
be carried out by a two-person products and services, including
team without the need for lifting the STB insulated rail joint, and
equipment, which is more labour- demonstrating our commitment
friendly as well as cost-effective. to innovation and sustainability.
Come and meet us at the Hird Rail
This ease of installation is also a key Development Stand in Hall 25,
feature of our cable-management Stand 300.
and walkway systems, as detailed
in this video. Wherever possible we hirdgroup.org
work with our clients to address
direct and indirect challenges, to info@hirds.co.uk
provide safer working conditions
for our trackside colleagues,
ensure the most reliable railway
for our customers and uphold
our commitment to sustainability
throughout.
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J. Lanfranco & Cie

J. Lanfranco & Cie, the Specialist in
Manufacturing Safety Fasteners

J. Lanfranco factory

A n ISO 9001-certified company since 1998, we have since then made safety-critical
fasteners our speciality. We are also known as a reliable supplier and manufacturer.

The Lanfranco product range is
as diverse as it is specific, due to
the large diversity of applications.
Our products will make any critical
bolted assembly secure. The use
of Lanfranco’s self-locking nuts
increases the safety of the rolling
stock as well the track where many
applications such as splice joint
bars, crossings, signalling, catenaries
and electrical connection depends
on a good assembly.
The most relevant example
might be the fastening of railway
crossings like diamond junctions
for freight cars in Canada that must
handle severe climatic conditions
and heavy vehicles.

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The track is generally poorly
maintained (overloaded freight
vehicles, high temperatures).
Obviously, it’s not the only
place where you can find severe
problems. Splice joint bars also
face severe conditions, and the
track is far from being first on
the list for maintenance. Difficult
access to some parts of the
network combined with the lack of
availability of maintenance teams
always lead to the same issue:
loosening.
Rolling stock, as well as interiors,
bogies, shock absorbers, brakes and
door and window fastenings require
safety, speed and reliability.
The J. Lanfranco slotted nuts have
proved for many years that they are
fully adapted for those applications
and are reliable at dealing with
loosening difficulties.
Whatever the environment – cold,
heat, humidity, corrosion – our
self-locking nuts bring added value
with a longer lifespan as well as
lower costs and maintenance times.
Our double slot nuts, all-metal experience and its products adapted
and reusable ESL, THU and ERM to the railway sector, whether it is
(data sheets available on www. construction or maintenance, track
lanfranco.fr), can prevent you from or rolling stock, freight or passenger
stopping a production line or losing rail.
an electrical connection as well as
reducing your maintenance costs. The best way would be to get in
touch with us or to meet us directly
Each product may have a more at InnoTrans Hall 8.2, Stand 330.
appropriate specificity than another
depending on your application. It is
important to know the environment
and the working conditions to offer Contact Us
you the most suitable self-locking
nut. Each product meets a standard J. Lanfranco & Cie
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and created according to your
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This is a field in perpetual evolution,
and we can support you. Improved
maintenance through a better
choice of critical fasteners is
essential.
This is where the company
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Globe Scott Motors

Motors for Points Machines, Lifting Barriers
and More
G lobe Scott Motors
Pvt. Ltd., based in
India, specialises in the
manufacture of PMDC
motors, electric points
machines, wound field
motors for points machines,
electric lifting barriers
and BLDC motors for
Indian Railways and the
international OEM market.
Working closely with Indian
Railways for the past 30 years
has provided us with a wealth of
knowledge and experience when it
comes to developing new products
and solutions that meet our
customer’s needs. The introduction
of a watertight motor for electric
points machines, as per the IP67
specifications, has been the recent
game-changing development in
Indian Railways.
This motor has been particularly
developed for the railway sector
to diminish the challenges faced
by railway operators as well as
passengers travelling during the
monsoon season.
GSM has always been at the
forefront when it comes to
accepting challenges, developing
new product solutions and investing
into new technologies so that
our customers can have the best
product experience.
Full customer support is given to
our customers, in terms of design
and technicalities, leveraging our
experience in diverse fields and
markets.
All our products are sold under ISO
9001, ISO 14001, IS0 45001 and CE
marking, accreditation which gives
our customers the quality assurance
they need.

Electric Points Machine

Non-Trailable Series

• Solid, cast iron construction

• Completely self-contained
• Two variants available: 143mm and 220mm throw
• Interchangeable devices
• Heavy-duty, self-wiping detection and controlling contacts
• Designed for both left and right-hand operations

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 Trackside Power Solutions
DC Motor for Points Machine
160VAC and 400VAC

• Available in IP67 version

• Anti-rust painted body
• Premium quality, permanently lubricated bearings used
• Easy replacement and long-life of bearings
• Low-noise
• Specialised solutions can be developed as per
requirements
• Complete customer support

Electric Lifting Barrier

Supply Voltage: 24VDC, 110VDC, 110VAC

• Corrosion protection of all items

• Low power consumption due to heavy-duty, low-friction
sealed type gear unit
• Quick operation – less than 12 seconds for lifting /
lowering
• Automatic stopping in fully raised / lowered position
• Easy installation, simple foundations, nut bolt erection
and electrical cabling

BLDC Motor for Coach Fan

Sensorless Design

• Consumes 28W
• Micro-controller-based driver for accurate control
• Reverse polarity and direction protection
• Locked rotor protection
• Input under / over voltage protection
• Sealed bearing
• Constant speed over entire operating range of input
supply

If you’re interested in finding out how Globe Scott Motors can support your
business, get in touch with Globe Scott Motors Director Niyatee Cangi

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Performance You Can Trust, Reinforcement
Where It’s Needed
T rackTex – The Anti-
Pumping Geocomposite
Amongst the headaches faced by
rail operators and contractors are
issues caused by problem areas of
ballast contamination in trackbeds.
One solution is re-ballasting –
however this is only successful for
a limited period and the problem
will resurface. The cost implication
of regular, ongoing maintenance
is significant but can be avoided
with a specialist solution to mud
pumping in place. And this is where
TrackTex comes in.
TrackTex is a patented, anti-
pumping geocomposite. The
result of more than a decade of
research by trackbed engineers,
its unique filter system improves
trackbed quality over time. It’s been
proven to significantly increase
maintenance intervals – by more
than 25 times.
A Solution with a
Worldwide Track Record
Globally, the rail industry has been
actively using TrackTex since 2010
– and enjoying the significant cost
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savings that come with it. Some of
the world’s leading operators have
already installed TrackTex as a spot
treatment. These include Network
Rail (UK), ProRail (Netherlands),
Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific,
Canadian National, Canadian Pacific
(USA/Canada), amongst others.
There’s now more than 8 million
square feet of TrackTex installed
within Europe, Australia and the
United States to date – a statistic
which speaks volumes about its
efficacy. Site monitoring across
a number of key sites has also
resulted in clear evidence of
TrackTex success. It’s now accepted
as the most cost-effective way of
preventing and correcting mud
pumping failure by many rail
operators.
TrackTex +
Geogrid: Additional
Reinforcement, Long-
Term Reassurance
Not all ballast contamination is
equal – and some trackbeds face
more serious issues, calling for
additional reinforcement. With
this problem in mind, a version
of TrackTex has been developed
that incorporates a geogrid on
top – TrackTex G. This is a specialist
solution for areas of track with a
low bearing capacity.
So How Does TrackTex G
Work?
There are three main functions
of TrackTex, when it’s used
between ballast and the
subgrade: separation, filtration
and drainage.
TrackTex G takes it a step further
through adding reinforcement.
The geogrid provides additional
strength to soils to enable ballast
to be constructed over weak and
variable soils. Geogrid installed over
unstable subgrades may eliminate
the necessity to replace this soil,
increasing the load-bearing capacity
of the system by distributing the
stress more evenly.
The geogrid’s properties and
composition provide long-term
resistance to mechanical and
chemical degradation – even under
aggressive conditions. This is why
it’s a proven solution to problems
faced by rail operators.
GEOfabrics’s Dutch partner and
distributor of TrackTex, Alom, has
recently experienced an increased
use of TrackTex G with ProRail in the
Netherlands – not just in problem
areas but across other projects. For
areas with pumping issues, TrackTex
G not only prevents fine particle
migration but the addition of the
geogrid mitigates the risk of failure,
due to low CBR, providing additional
peace of mind.
Solving a Stability Issue
in the US
In Detroit Lakes, MN, a frequently-
trafficked diamond crossing,
operated by Canadian Pacific and
BNSF, had experienced frequent
fouling because of mud-pumping
– this led to a weakened track
modulus.
The use of a geogrid above the
anti-pumping geocomposite was
incorporated to provide additional
stability, prior to placing new ballast
– all installed without the need for
specialist equipment.
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Rob Hepworth, Sector Manager at
GEOFabrics explains, “TrackTex is
the go-to solution for preventing
the migration of subgrade fines
on a trackbed. In combination
with a Geogrid, this provides
reinforcement to the subgrade. Out
of the four geosynthetic functions
required on a trackbed, TrackTex G
performs them all in one product,
giving users and engineers peace of
mind that no geotechnical failure
will occur.”
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Geotechnical Solutions
Special Elastomer Materials for Railway Superstructures

T he Calenberg product
range comprises special
elastomer materials made
from high-grade natural
and synthetic rubbers for
various fields of application
in building construction and
rail infrastructure.
complex. The mass-spring-system
achieves a natural frequency of
11Hz, meets the specifications and
provides optimal protection.
The realisation of the Nieuwegein
city project includes the
construction of about 2000 new
flats, a tram and bus stop, space
for gastronomy, new walking
Ciprotec6018

and cycling paths and many

Calenberg products improve the
quality of life by protecting against
traffic effects such as vibrations and
structure-borne noise. Vibrations
are perceptible oscillations
that are not only disturbing to
human beings but may also lead
to disturbance and damage to
apparatus or other installations
in buildings. Structure-borne
sound can radiate in a building
as secondary airborne sound and
considerably influence people’s well-
being.
intelligent green and sustainable
solutions. This will make the city
healthier, livelier, greener and more
sustainable.
Another project for Calenberg in
the Netherlands this year is the
supply of several thousand square
metres of Ciprotec 6018, one type
of the new Ciprotec range. It will be
supplied to various ProRail projects.
The Ciprotec range is range of
under-ballast mats for the isolation
of track superstructures for all
sorts of rail traffic modes. The top
features of this new product series
are the protection of both ballast
from early wear and surfaces of
structures against damage from
ballast stones, longevity, easy
maintenance, environmental
friendliness and cost-effectiveness.

One of the top products for meeting

the purposes described above is
the durable and maintenance-
free USM 1000 W which has just
recently been installed two-layered
over an area of 500sqm in the city
of Nieuwegein, Netherlands, in a
mass-spring-system below a switch
complex, as vibration protection for
a noise-sensitive residential area
close to tram traffic.The intention is
to protect future high-rise buildings
from vibrations caused by passing
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High-Yield Geophysical / Geotechnical Characterisation of
Existing Railway Tracks
S ol Solution (geotechnical
consultancy) has
developed innovative
methodologies and tools
for stealth geophysical /
geotechnical investigations,
to help ballasted track
infrastructure managers
with maintenance / renewal
planning on revenue service
lines.
Rail is the most sustainable mode
of transport in these trying
times of climate change. Railway
infrastructure is widely spread out
in many developed countries of the
Fig 1
world. Most track is ballasted, old
and has been maintained and partly
renewed to mainly meet the change
of rolling stock (from steam train
to diesel, to electric) and safety
standards.
Given the extent of these existing
networks and the global trend
towards increasing capacity and
safety, the asset manager needs
decision-making support for
maintenance / renewal programmes
taking into account existing
substructure features such as
geotechnical properties.
To address this new need of the
industry, Sol Solution has developed
a new methodology for railway
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track characterisation based on
the coupled use of geophysical
and geotechnical tests, providing
the asset manager with key
point indicators helping with the
optimisation of the maintenance /
renewal strategy. This methodology
complies with all the constraints
of revenue service lines (limited
possession time, difficult access,
non-destructive testing etc.)
Fig.1 – GPR Setup and
Pandoscope® Test
First, we would set up continuous
monitoring of the railway
substructure thanks to GPR
acquisition that could be run
at more than 80km/h. The data
 processing would provide the
location of homogeneous and
poor conditions sections (humidity,
fouling, mud…).
These locations would be crossed
with geometry and maintenance
information to build up a sounding
campaign.
The geotechnical characterisation is
done with the Pandoscope® which
is the combination of PANDA® and
Geoendoscopy®, both of which are
very light and unintrusive devices
(cf. fig.1).
The dynamic penetration test
PANDA® provides resistances,
whereas geoendoscopy® provides
precise information on the nature
and state of the tested soils
(thickness of the layers, type of soil,
GSD...).
Once the pandoscope data has
been processed, the results can be
presented as follows (cf.fig.2): the
right-hand graph shows the
evolution of the PANDA® cone
resistance according to depths.
Fig 2
Fig 3
The left-hand window shows the
stratigraphy of the track layers
(thickness, nature and hydric state).
Fig.2 – Pandoscope® Results
These localised results are
reinjected and correlated with GPR
analysis in order to provide the final
continuous information to the asset
manager (cf. fig.3).
Fig.3 – GPR Results
These results are used, in
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conjunction with other metrics
(geometry, hydrogeology etc.)
to make recommendations for
maintenance / renewal works, and
to design the renewed track.
Advanced analysis, such as image-
based grain size distribution,
can help with ballast return rate
assessments for more sustainable
ballast management and a
substantial economy.
This methodology has been used in
more than 10 countries for a total of
5,000km of tracks investigated and
more than 100,000 Pandoscope®
soundings.
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Complete Composite
Systems (CCS)
T rackside cable troughing
is made easy thanks to
the flexible ARCOSYSTEM®.
Installing cable troughing alongside
a railway line is often made more
challenging due to an obstacle-
laden route or inconvenient
trackside access. However, with
ARCOSYSTEM® — Complete
Composite Systems’s versatile
elevated cable management
product — any installation job runs
much smoother.
Manufactured from pultruded
fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP), the
lightweight composite troughing
allows for height and directional
adjustments to be made with ease
when running it along complex
routes.
Designed to be adaptable so it
can be successfully installed in a
variety of challenging settings
and circumstances, ARCOSYSTEM®
can be post-mounted, wall-hung
or attached to an assortment of
lineside structures such as bridges
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or even roadside barriers.
Secured by bespoke laser-cut steel
bracketry, ARCOSYSTEM® can also
span six metres between supports,
allowing for swift and cost-effective
installation compared to ground-
based alternatives.
Navigating Bridges? No
Problem!
ARCOSYSTEM® was recently chosen
to be the cable management
system for a batch of tricky jobs
running across a number of bridges
around the city of Darmstadt, near
Frankfurt in Germany.

The cluster of projects presented

several practical installation
issues to solve, including having
to mount the cable troughing
atop a long run of ballast boards
and designing a ‘river jump’ of
more than ten metres. As can be
seen in the images, the adjustable
ARCOSYSTEM® proved it can be
successfully attached to different
styles of bridges in a diverse range
of locations.

Another project required cable

troughing to be fitted across a
towering viaduct in the German ski
resort of Willingen-Upland. With
no room to lay down concrete
and a limited working area for
operatives along the bridge, our
specialist narrower elevated version
of ARCOSYSTEM® was the ideal
solution for a space-constricted job
in a soaring setting.

Innovative Solution

In a further example, the dexterity

of ARCOSYSTEM® was put to the
test during a recent project in the
German town of Gössnitz.

The job required the installation

of a lengthy run of ARCOSYSTEM®
trackside. Gössnitz, located 40 miles
south of Leipzig, is at the junction of
three railway lines and is known for
having one of the longest platforms
in the country at 608 metres.
Gaining convenient trackside access
for the job was extremely difficult,
and after thorough planning it was
decided that the best strategy
would be to fasten the cable
troughing to a line of balustrades

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Soundim
Soundim’s Modular Design Makes Sound
Barrier Installation Quick and Easy
S oundim’s noise barriers
have been developed to
speed up installation, saving
rail operators both time and
money.
Soundim manufactures award-
winning low-height barriers that
reduce railway noise without
restricting passenger views.
The company’s products can be
installed much faster and easier
than traditional noise barriers,
saving customers time and money.
Modular Design
This is due to a number of unique
features, including the barriers’
modular design, which enables
installation in three easy steps,
as well as providing a flexible,
customisable solution.
“Our barriers are like Lego pieces
you can put together in whatever
form you’d like – they’re modular
so you can add them together to
create a solution that suits you,”
says Tero Lepistö, Soundim CEO.
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Swift and Easy
Installation
Installing a Soundim noise barrier
takes only three steps:
• Installing the fixing poles
• Connecting the pile heads and
base to the poles
• Fixing the barrier elements on
top of that with bolts
The simple, modular design of
Soundim’s products enables rail
operators to overcome many of the
challenges related to traditional
noise barrier installation.
“They are very easy to install
compared to conventional sound
barriers,” says Tuomo Viitala, an
inspector who worked closely with
Soundim on the approval of its
barriers by the Finnish Transport
Authority.
“No landscaping or foundation
work is needed as barriers can
be installed directly into existing
ballast. This means rail operators
don’t need to acquire extra land or
investigate ground conditions, plus
barriers can be installed alongside
operational railway tracks, avoiding
unnecessary downtime.”
No heavy construction takes place
either. The barrier is fastened
directly into the trackbed with only
metal fixing poles and the use of
lightweight drills.
Lightweight
Components
This is in part thanks to the use of
lightweight materials, which make
the two and four-metre length
barrier components easy to move
and slot into place.
“The fence blocks are lightweight
enough that two people can carry
and mount these easily, without the
need of a machine,” Lepistö points
out.
Their low weight also makes the
barriers ideal for installation in
challenging environments, such
as those with limited access or
hilly terrain, as they are easier to
transport than their traditional
counterparts.
Finally, if for any reason part of
the barrier needs to be moved or
removed, it’s as simple as taking
out the relevant components and
removing the poles. These can then
be reinstalled and reconstructed
when and wherever needed.
Suitable for All Rail
Projects
The noise barriers’ modular design
also means they are well suited to
any rail project – new or retrofit –
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including tram and subway systems.
They work across all track
conditions and structures, and are
suitable for use on:
• Varying and difficult terrain
• Curved tracks
• Bridges
• Any structures with special
fixtures
Maintenance Simplified
Soundim has also factored in
the maintenance needs of rail
operators by incorporating a
hinge mechanism into its product
design. This allows the barriers to
be individually lowered or even
removed, and provides easy access
to the integrated cable channels.
“This is one of our unique features,”
says Jukka Näräkkä, Head of
Business Development at Soundim.
“Its flexibility means you can lower
the barrier without having to
dismantle it, which is very useful in
case there’s a need for maintenance
work, or a large shipment travelling
through.”
Benefits of Soundim
Noise Barriers
Clearly, Soundim’s product design
minimises the time, costs and
downtime rail operators face when
installing noise barriers along their
network.
“With Soundim barriers you can
protect an area from railway noise
in a matter of weeks, compared
to months if you were installing a
conventional solution,” says Viitala.
“For example, when we worked
on the Helsinki Ring project,
we installed approximately 200
metres of barrier per day with just
one machine and a crew of four,”
highlights Näräkkä.
Mikko Kelavaara, Unit Manager at
Lisäpalvelu, has worked closely with
Soundim for several years, installing
noise barriers for many of the
manufacturer’s customers.
“It’s a pleasure to work with
Soundim, it’s effortless and
Find Out How Soundim
rewarding. So much time has been Can Help You
spent perfecting the design of the
product that the barriers are very Soundim is keen to hear from
simple and quick to install. We call it any rail operators interested in
‘big boy Lego’,” he laughs. discussing how the company could
create a bespoke rail noise barrier
“We have worked together on solution to fit their specific needs.
several rail projects, the latest
being Lauritsala station in For more information on Soundim
southeast Finland. Here it took and its railway noise barriers, please
us approximately two days to visit www.soundim.fi/.
install all the pillars, and within
two weeks we had installed all the
barrier components, completed the
finishing work and handed over the
project.”
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Roxtec GH transit for casting or bolting

Complete Sealing Solutions for Rail Infrastructure

Continued from p.63 protection is not only a matter without disrupting operations –
of ensuring long-term operation. making it easy to ensure efficiency

T
he Roxtec sealing system
for cables, conduits
and pipes is used in many
countries in traction power
substations, cable trenches,
railway stations, tunnels,
shelters and cabinets along
the tracks.
The seals are fire rated and can
shield an area against smoke, gas,
water ingress, humidity and dust
while assuring protection from
rodents, vibration, cable pull and
also current surge.
Rail engineering is focused on
ensuring safe operations with
large investments going into the
railways – and there are also the
climate change challenges we must
prepare for with various types of
flooding posing an increased risk
and triggering associated costs.
There are reliable ways to seal cable,
conduit and pipe penetrations and
thereby secure operations – and
avoid expensive damage. Improving
When water leaks in, revenue leaks and operational reliability in both
out. new construction and retrofit
projects. The Roxtec system
When rats bite, communication is saves time at each stage of the
broken and travellers cannot buy project process and further during
tickets anymore. Signalling shelters maintenance and expansion, since
need protection to ensure there spare capacity to add new cables is
are no accidents and to avoid costly built in from the start.
downtime. With Roxtec solutions,
equipment is also protected against
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electromagnetic interference and
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vibration.
Roxtec seals meet safety
requirements for flammability,
smoke emission and toxicity for
rail and service tunnels as well as
for railway stations. The seals can
be installed around existing cables
Roxtec solutions for underground foundations in all infrastructure

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Supplier Spotlight
Supplier Hall & Stand

3A Composites Mobility Hall 2.2 Stand 250

3M Hall 8.2 Stand 380
ADLINK Technology Inc. Hall 7.1b Stand 310
Amberg Technologies Hall 25 Stand 455
Amest s.r.o Hall 20 Stand 640
Antonics GmbH Hall 4.1 Stand 860
Artex Hall 11.2 Stand 260
ASC Sensors Hall 27 Stand 691
AUWEKO GmbH Hall 7.1a Stand 110
Bender UK Hall 9 Stand 349
Bosch Engineering GmbH Hall 20 Stand 320
British Steel Hall 21 Stand 240
BvL Oberflächentechnik GmbH Hall 6.2 Stand 430
Calenberg Ingenieure Hall 25 Stand 130
Camira Fabrics Hall 1.1 Stand 570
Cisco Hall 7.1b Stand 230
Corex Honeycomb Hall 3.1 Stand 291
Cummins Inc. Hall 18 Stand 380
Daktronics Hall 2.1 Stand 870
Damm Cellular Systems A/S Hall 4.1 Stand 635
Derby Rubber Hall 21 Stand 237
Dowaldwerke GmbH Hall 1.1 Stand 470
Dürr Technik GmbH & Co.KG Hall 1.2 Stand 680
ENSCO Rail Hall 25 Stand 100
epsotech Holding GmbH Hall 3.1 Stand 200
Euroguarco Group Hall 3.1 Stand 570

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Evident/OLYMPUS Hall 23 Stand 960
FFG Werke GmbH Hall 22 Stand 730
Finnblast Oy Hall 6.2 Stand 200
FinnProfiles Hall 3.1 Stand 512
FRÄNKISCHE Industrial Pipes Hall 15.1 Stand 380
Frauscher Sensor Technology Hall 27 Stand 270
Hall 4.2 Stand 150p
FreiLacke Hall 8.1 Stand 300
Frequentis Hall 4.1 Stand 450
GGT GMEINDER GETRIEBETECHNIK GmbH Hall 20 Stand 240
Globe Scott Motors Pvt. Ltd. Hall 24 Stand 500
Goldschmidt Hall 25 Stand 500
griwecolor Hall 8.1 Stand 300
Gruppo Bonomi Hall 22 Stand 250
HAKEL Hall 9 Stand 255
Handheld Group AB Hall 6.1 Stand 102
Harsco Rail Hall 25 Stand 555
Hedemora Turbo & Diesel AB Hall 18 Stand 225
Henkel Hall 8.2 Stand 395
Holmatro Hall 23 Stand 770
HÜBNER Hall 1.2 Stand 120
IGW Hall 20 Stand 460
Industrilas Hall 3.1 Stand 460
INPS Group Hall 8.2 Stand 480
intreXis AG Hall 17 Stand 165
KONČAR Hall 3.2 Stand 470
Lantal Textiles Hall 1.1 Stand 380
LiveEO GmbH Hall 7.1a Stand 440
Mankiewicz Hall 8.2 Stand 230
Masats Hall 3.1 Stand 360
Mechan Hall 2.2 Stand 230
Miner Enterprises, Inc. Hall 9 Stand 550
MöllerWerke Hall 3.1 Stand 662
Multitel ASBL Hall A, CityCube Stand 150
Netskrt Systems Inc. Hall 6.1 Stand 113
netwiss Hall 5.1 Stand 242

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NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. Hall 4.1 Stand 310
Nexeya Canada – A Hensoldt Company Hall 6.1 Stand 235
NEXTSENSE GmbH Hall 23 Stand 560
Nokia Hall 4.1 Stand 360
Nomad Digital Hall 4.1 Stand 260
Pandrol Hall 23 Stand 250
PaxLife Innovations Hall B, CityCube Stand 200
Perrone Performance Leathers and Textiles Hall 1.1 Stand 800
Petrosoft.pl Hall 6.1 Stand 120
Pfaff Verkehrstechnik GmbH Hall 1.2 Stand 440
Polarteknik Hall 3.1 Stand 730
PowerRail Hall 18 Stand 170
Premium Power Supplies Hall 17 Stand 110
PSI Repair Services Hall 6.2 Stand 861
Radionika Ltd. Hall 7.1b Stand 425
Rail Vision Ltd Hall 9 Stand 455
ROBEL Hall 26 Stand 470
Roxtec International AB Hall 15.1 Stand 255
Hall 22 Stand 280
Seisenbacher GmbH Hall 1.1 Stand 580
SENSIT s.r.o Hall 27 Stand 701
Skeleton Technologies Hall 7.2b Stand 200
SKF Hall 22 Stand 670
Sol Solution Hall 5.2 Stand 415
Specialinsert srl Hall 8.1 Stand 455
Sqills Hall 27 Stand 230
Stäubli Electrical Connectors Hall 12 Stand 350
STIMIO Hall 11.2 Stand 270
TECHNO-ELEC Hall 11.2 Stand 270
Televic GSP Hall 2.1 Stand 510
Hall 4.2 Stand 150f
Texat decor engineering AG Hall 1.1 Stand 640
Texelis Hall 20 Stand 570
Treadmaster Flooring Hall 3.1 Stand 820
TSL-ESCHA GmbH Hall 27 Stand 480
U-Lift Hall 3.1 Stand 732

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VR FleetCare Hall 6.2 Stand 617
Výzkumný Ústav Železniční (VUZ) Hall 27 Stand 551
Wavetrain Systems AS Hall 22 Stand 120
Wikov Hall 20 Stand 340
Witt Solutions GmbH Hall B, CityCube Stand 220
Yellow Window Hall 2.2 Stand 610
Zetica Rail Hall 5.2 Stand 870
ZF Group Hall 20 Stand 580
ZÖLLNER Signal GmbH Hall 25 Stand 565
Zonegreen Hall 2.2 Stand 230

Outdoor Displays
Supplier Outdoor Display

3M Outdoor Display O/1

Camira Fabrics Outdoor Display O/1
Goldschmidt Outdoor Display O/17
Harsco Rail Outdoor Display O/188
Outdoor Display T02/80
HÜBNER Outdoor Display O/1
Outdoor Display O/220
KONČAR Outdoor Display O/390
ROBEL Outdoor Display O3/68
Outdoor Display O3/70
Outdoor Display O3/75
Outdoor Display T02/70
Outdoor Display T03/70
Outdoor Display T03/75

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